I have a ball python thatis about a year old. How long does it usualy take to get full grown? and How big are males usualy? When there full grown what cage size should I use.
Thanks
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Cage question and size
StoneAge
Jul 20, 2004 03:16 PM
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Carmichael
Jul 20, 2004 07:15 PM
All very good questions. You will find that young ball pythons tend to do much better in tigher quarters. My hatchlings are reared in shoe box sized cages set up in a rack system. They will remain here for quite some time; they feed quite well in the tropism of close quarters. My adults are usually kept in cages that measure 3' x 18" x 18", or, 4' x 2'....that may seem excessive but I personally don't like confining large balls in small sweater boxes. One of my largest bp's is a male and at over 5' and 35 years of age, he is quite an impressive animal.
Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
City of Lake Forest Parks & Recreation (IL)
