I have not seen many babies for sale lately so I wouldn't feel comfortable quoting a price. Males tend to get around 7 or 8 feet while females can get around 12 or so. They grow about as quickly as any other python. A few feet in their first couple years and then slow down. Their size is a bit deceptive since a healthy olive should be slender looking (not skinny though)and long. They usually appear to be smaller than they are because they are not as heavy bodied as some of the other large pythons (burms for example). As a baby mine was kept in a 54 qt sterilite. Now that he is older he is in a 3'x2' python cage (like the ones pictured below).



I know you didn't ask, but I just wanted to mention you should watch your feeding habits with them. Make sure you don't overfeed. Olives will eat anything you give them and they have an intense feeding response. Watch yourself when you open their cage. Other than that mine is very gentle when he is out.

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