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Hey, this is my first post, but ive owned a ball python for about 12 years. Mine is about 18-19 years old, and almost 5 feet long. How old do ball pythons get?
Mine is getting pretty cranky, he just bit me for the first time last year, but turns out he was sick, and i had to force feed him and give him anit-biotics for about two months. He is much better now.
He strikes at me now, lol. I stopped trusting him awhile ago, and he is still cathing up on eating from when he was sick.
How old do ball pythons get?

The Philly zoo had one for about 44 years!

Holy [bleep], thats hella old.

I believe the one at the zoo was bred untilit was quite old as well.

Just a thought about her snake biting now. I wonder if he is being agressive because he is hungry after not eating as uaual when he was sick. I would step up on his feed schedule for a bit and bulk him back up. I bet he'd mellow back down afterwards.

Thanks, i have fed him last week, and just now. He is very agressive for his food. But im sure he will get better.

I still have 4 of my original 5 balls and they are all over 20 years old - and yes just like people they start getting real pissy when they get older - the fact that he was ill probably lent a lot to it as well. It's kind of weird when a pet you've had for so long starts "acting up" but it happens - seems to me like they go senile at about 20 (LOL). Just try to handle him respectfully and he should do just fine.

Good luck!
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Tosha
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