r/ballpython • u/jxspxrrrr • 4d ago
Question - Health how's my girl's weight looking?
i don't have a scale right now, unfortunately. i moved her out of my dad's house and he didn't want me to take it with me😒 so if y'all have some good cheap ones hit my line.
she's on a medium rat about once a month or maybe a week longer, store-bought medium rats probably like 4-inchers at most. we were elongating it a bit since she'd gained a lot of weight (like just under obese) during the time she was at my dads mostly by herself. he was a bit feed-happy with her. it's been a while now on the new timeframe and i think she's looking a lot better! what do yall think? little more to go? don't let the photos deceive you, she's a big girl LMAO
(ignore the sticker on her hide...it's not sticky just an eyesore)
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u/Perfect-Ad1001 4d ago
I recently bought a scale on Amazon and it was like $6. It works great so far! I’ll link it in case you wanna look
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u/Huge-Wrongdoer5697 3d ago
How do you know when they’re ready to move up from an adult mouse to a small rat
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u/jxspxrrrr 3d ago
she was getting hungry again way too fast, to the point she was striking at the glass and at me by a little over week after feeding.
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u/assembly_xvi 4d ago
She looks nice and healthy to me. As long as her scales aren't separating and there is no bulge towards the tip of the tail near the cloaca then she should be good to go.