putting weight on a python

[jjryan]

I have a female carpet python she is 1.6m and she eat 1 large rat a week but she is not putting on weight she is about 900-1kg
she will not take a larger rat or eat more then 1 at a time. I was told you can put abit of beef or chicken mince in the rat every 2nd feed and this will hepl put on weight
what do others think
thank you

 

[wokka]

What locality of Carpet is she. A kilo may be her ultimate adult weight! What weight are the large rats you feed her?

 

[arevenant]

A lot of varieties of Jungle, Woma and some BHP's only reach about 1.6m in length so she may simply be fully grown.
If she's of the Anteresia genus you have a monster on your hands already.
A large rat(200-250gm) weekly is a fair bit of food for a python of that size..