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I glance at the classifieds usually a couple times a day and lately I've found myself wondering what alot of people are thinking. What I'm referring to is that there are people selling 05 animals at weights of 150-300g and are asking prices that were set at the beginning of last season. At those weights perspective buyers have to wonder if these people are telling the truth about the "feeding on anything offered" line given in almost every add. I mean common I have a couple of poor feeding (feed every 2-4 weeks)05's that are all over 500g. At these weights and with the 06 production comming the prices have to be adjusted to a reasonably slightly higher price not prices $500-$1000 more than the early 06's wouldn't you think? I know I do. Now this isn't referring to the 05's that are over 500g that are being fed weekly. I mean I have one male 05 that didn't eat for the first 2 months of his life and I had to start assist feeding him small small mice for another 2 months before he started eating on his own and I still feel lucky to get him to take a meal every 1-2 weeks. I'm like most of the BP addicts, I don't have a problem paying what a snake is worth but a snake that is a 6-10 months old should weigh more than a well fed 2 month old snake don't you think.
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Josh Hutto
JKReptiles

2.3 het pied (RDR, alan bosch x 2, BHB x 2)
1.0 Spider Ball python (Ballroom pythons south)
0.1 High Contrast Albino (Gulf Coast)
1.1 het albino (ben siegel, Gulf Coast)
1.2 het citrus ghost(Gulf Coast line)
1.0 citrus ghost (Gulf Coast line)
1.1 graz pastel female
1.6 05 normal bp's
0.6 04 normal bp's
2.5 adult normal bp's (some need breeding to see if norm)
4 various corns
0.1 brazilian rainbow boa (alan bosch)
1.0 american pit bull terrior
1.1 taco dogs (ankle biters)
1.0 grey cat
0.1 bearded dragons

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I agree, to me a good sized normally eating '05 should be at minimum 450g and that would be a late '05, my october girls are at 235g up to 518g. The 235g girl is a picky eater. I've seen '04s advertised as great eaters that weigh only 600g, what the heck are they feeding it??? If it is eating every week you must only be feeding it fuzzy mice or something.
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Nita Hamilton
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Ball Pythons
ballpythonworld.com

I was also wondering that myself...My smallest 05's are over 300g and they were late hatches...Most are 550-650g with one pig of a pastel that is over 1000g and she is now in a hunger strike for the past 3 weeks... I kind of get the idea that people do not have enough food to cover all their animals or they are pawning 06's off as 05's to try to get a little extra cash...On the other hand, if it is an 06 and it is that large, it must be eating well and that is a bonus in my book... I really do not believe what most people say about how they are slamming this or that, I have learned that most ball pythons eat when they want...and what they want, a pig may stop eating for a long period at around 1000g, actually I expect that. When I buy, I look at the overall health of the animal...if I see folds of skin, I stay away, if it is plump and alert, I am interested. I have yet to have an animal that does not go off feed for at least a little while, but an animal that is almost a year old and under 300g is a little suspicious to me...It would be nice though if they ate as well as my boas or milks...