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Sorry, I posted this as a reply to another post..


I bought a male pastel from a well known breeder this past weekend in Philly and it looked to be a bit thin. He assured me that it was fine.. My question is, it does have a noticeable ride on the back.. is that an underfed animal? It was hatched on 10/10/03 so it is real young.. The feeding card that was given to me said it only had one meal on 10/27 and he hadn't feed it since the 27th because he doesn't like to feed before bring animals to a show..

I feed him twice in this past week and he is very eager to eat..

Any one have any thoughts on some thing I should be doing that I am not?

Thanks,
A
 
Sometimes hatchlings are just thin like that, not much you can do.

As long as he's eating for you, keep feeding him. He'll be a little fatty before you know it!

-Adam
 
Adam, How often should I be feeding him as not to harm him?? Or should I keep up every 3-4 days for a bit till he fattens up?

thanks,
A
 
Let him tell you how much he wants to eat ... If he'll take food twice a week, then there's nothing wrong with that.

Trust me, enjoy the feeding frenzy now, male ball pythons usually set things straight in their second winter ... LOL

I feed most of my hatchlings a meal that barely leaves a visible lump twice a week until they are about 500 - 600 grams. At that point I slow them down to either a weekly or bi-weekly schedule to ensure they are fit but not "fat" for breeding season.

Now females, thats a different story :D

Hope this helps ...

-Adam
 
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