I have a 3 foot 1 intch ball python. I would like too know what the growth rates are and how old she is. She went off feeding for 7 months then i got her so i know that factors in. and I have had he for 1 year and 2 months
Thanks for any help
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I posted this befor But never got a serious responce
pythons_n_boas
Jan 22, 2004 11:00 PM
Replies (4)
pengulove
Jan 22, 2004 11:20 PM
i have read a fair amount of places that once a ball is over half a year old it's pretty hard to tell how old they are. some people here have 9 month old snakes that are that same size or bigger, and some like me have snakes that are 9 months old and only 22-24inches.
i'm no expert but maybe she would be somewhere around 2-3 years old, with three years being a big stretch. maybe she was a 02 baby....
just my thoughts, i could be way off
~dana~
1.1 ball python (hailex & roxy)
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~dana~
0.2 ball pythons (roxy and haileigh)
0.1 albino cornsnake (avery)
1.0 cat (whiskers)
1.1 russian hamsters (peanut and tj)
rustys-balls
Jan 22, 2004 11:29 PM
How are the balls doing?
rustys-balls
Jan 22, 2004 11:27 PM
Likely a 2000,maybe a 2001,or maybe a 99. There are a huge number of factors to consider. Size at hatching,feed schedule,food type,food size,ideivigual growth variance.Basicly its a shot in the dark guess.
Renaissance
Jan 23, 2004 06:49 PM
...the reason that you did not receive a "serious response" is that the question you ask has no answer other than "who knows?".
Q: How long is a piece of string?
A: Who knows?
Q: My child is 5 foot tall and hasn't eaten for 3 days...how old are they?
A: Who knows?
Since you've had your ball python for 1 year and 2 months, she's at least 1 year and 2 months old. If we knew how big she was when you got her, it might possibly help. For example, if she was 18 inches long when you got her, we might deduce that she was possibly in her first year of life at that time...in which case she would now possibly be in her third year of life. If she was 3 feet long when you first got her, we might deduce that she was possibly at least a year old when you got her...but possibly more.
Some animals thrive well...some do not.
Some animals are fed well...some are not.
You need to realize that it is impossible for anyone to give you an answer based on the information that you have provided.
I'm sorry if this is not the answer that you're looking for, but it's about the only accurate answer that I can give you.
