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Ball Python health data

Ball Python health data

by wftright
Feb 26, 2006 5:34 PM · 2224 views · 7.1 k · 625 x 515

Keywords: Ball Python, weight, shedding, feeding, defecation

I added some other data to my ball python's growth chart.

The feeding dates show whether I fed a rat or a mouse and the approximate weight. My scale's precision is only 5 grams, so I have to round to multiples of 5 grams. Food given before I bought the scale in December is estimated based on the weights of similar food items measured later.

The shedding "weights" have no meaning except as a way to show the date of a shed without that square overlapping some other data point.

The defecation weights are likewise meaningless. I didn't weigh them, but I'm giving them a weight so that they'll appear in the chart without overlapping other data. When I know the defecation date with certainty, the square is dark. When I'm guessing based on when I found the feces, the square is lighter.

My ball python will shed again soon, and I'm hoping that she'll gain more weight through the spring.

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