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what is the age of a yearling? i have had mine for 1.5 months and the store had him 1 month. he is about 24 inches long. so about how old would that be and would he be considered a yearling? i am guessing him to be around 4-5 months old. sound about right? thanks
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*John*

Isn't yearling a year old, hence the name YEARling?

Joel

>>what is the age of a yearling? i have had mine for 1.5 months and the store had him 1 month. he is about 24 inches long. so about how old would that be and would he be considered a yearling? i am guessing him to be around 4-5 months old. sound about right? thanks
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>>*John*
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- Joel Smith

"If you're not part of the solution, you're still part of the problem"

see there goes the attitude again. a simple it is at least a year old would do. maybe you dont get it but it is a site to help ppl not make fun of them. CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG!!!
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*John*

Seriously take it easy, I thought that's what it meant, I wasn't sure if it was different in snakes. No need to be so critical about it. It was pretty self explanatory so I told you. I meant no harm by it. Damn.

Joel

>>see there goes the attitude again. a simple it is at least a year old would do. maybe you dont get it but it is a site to help ppl not make fun of them. CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG!!!
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>>*John*
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- Joel Smith

"If you're not part of the solution, you're still part of the problem"

ok then. i guess i took it the wrong way. my appologies for snappin back. i have been ridiculed so many times i guess its just normal. lol anyways thanks for the advice. by the way, does that sound about right? 4-5 months?
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*John*

Does your snake sound about right to be a yearling? Or does the size/age factor sound right?

>>ok then. i guess i took it the wrong way. my appologies for snappin back. i have been ridiculed so many times i guess its just normal. lol anyways thanks for the advice. by the way, does that sound about right? 4-5 months?
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>>*John*
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- Joel Smith

"If you're not part of the solution, you're still part of the problem"

the size/age factor. now that i know he isnt a yearling. is he still considered a hatchling?
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*John*

I would definitely not catagorize him as a hatchling at 24". Maybe juvenile?

>>the size/age factor. now that i know he isnt a yearling. is he still considered a hatchling?
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>>*John*
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- Joel Smith

"If you're not part of the solution, you're still part of the problem"

ok. thanks for the help. i would also like to breed him. about how much would a normal female run me from a breeder? i dont want to go to a pet store again. then your not really sure what your getting. could you refer anyone that is a little cheaper on price but still has good reputation. thanks
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*John*

Breeding him,.. you say he's 24", how much does he weigh? I have heard of 4-500 gram males producing sperm plugs. But most males are at or near a year old but most older.

For the female, I guess I'd recommend checking out the classifieds here on KS. Make sure you are getting CB and not Wild Caught, unless you plan on treating and quarentining the WC animal.

Right now normals are going for quite a bit more than usual, all the Pastel projects are requiring a lot of normals. I invested in some early 03 hatchlings for my pastel. I also have a pretty large female that I am breeding with a friends het albino this year.

You can always call the main folks to see if they have anything, NERD, Bob Clark, etc..

hope that helps

joel

>>ok. thanks for the help. i would also like to breed him. about how much would a normal female run me from a breeder? i dont want to go to a pet store again. then your not really sure what your getting. could you refer anyone that is a little cheaper on price but still has good reputation. thanks
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>>*John*
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- Joel Smith

"If you're not part of the solution, you're still part of the problem"

thanks for the help. i'm not exactly sure but i had somebody look at him and they said that they was guessing he is around 375-400. i dont know where to go to get him weighed at.
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*John*

>>thanks for the help. i'm not exactly sure but i had somebody look at him and they said that they was guessing he is around 375-400. i dont know where to go to get him weighed at.
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>>*John*
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- Joel Smith

"If you're not part of the solution, you're still part of the problem"

You might be able to find a digital scale that weighs in grams at WalMart or another department store, in the kitchen area. I got my scale at eNamco (www.enamco.com) but it was a little pricey. These smaller scales usually have a two pound or 1kg limit, so won't work for larger snakes, so you might want to look into a larger model from a vet supplier.

Scales are handy. Especially in dealing with herps that typically go off of feed for long periods. It's often tough to eyeball the weight of a herp, especially smaller ones. Let's say that anything more than ten or fifteen percent weight loss from fasting is a danger sign. (The numbers you'll read on this will vary from animal to animal.) With a 300 gram animal, that's only 30-40g. Which isn't a lot of weight. Also, it's good to see if an animal is gaining weight back after laying eggs. And the number one use: Seeing how big your babies are getting!

Well, a yearling would be a year old. I'm guessing that you might be saying that you can account for about 2.5 months of your pythons age and are wondering how big a yearling is? IOW you think the snake may be older than 2.5 months? I think the answer is: Dunno. You can't really judge a snake's age from its size, since diet and care have such a huge influence on size.

I consider a yearling about a year old.
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Jay A. Martin