sacr3d bl0od
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Ya i was wondering how do you keep a ball python healthy and lean instead of kind of over weight and chunky?
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Healthy ball python
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ShenziSixaxis
Sticking To The Ceiling
BPs are not overweight unless the scales on their body are being pushed apart and you can see the skin between them when they are at rest. It is damn hard to over feed a BP. They are a short but HEAVY BODIED python.
A appropriate rat every 1-2 weeks works. Every 2 weeks for a pet, every 1 week for a breeder.
A appropriate rat every 1-2 weeks works. Every 2 weeks for a pet, every 1 week for a breeder.
sacr3d bl0od
New member
no Its not that i want them to be like a corn snake its just when i got the ball pythons from my cousin i didnt think that they get that heavy.
ShenziSixaxis
Sticking To The Ceiling
With the way BPs can go off feed, you probably need them to have all that body. It's not uncommon for some to go off feed for up to 8 months.
If you want a python that's small but not heavy like a BP, try a woma or children's python. Womas are laid back, thinner bodied than most pythons (resemble bull snakes), but do get about twice as long according to a few care sheets. Children's pythons are only about 3 feet but also laid back. They don't seem to have much in the way of coloring or pattern though.
If you want a python that's small but not heavy like a BP, try a woma or children's python. Womas are laid back, thinner bodied than most pythons (resemble bull snakes), but do get about twice as long according to a few care sheets. Children's pythons are only about 3 feet but also laid back. They don't seem to have much in the way of coloring or pattern though.