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I am confused by some of the terminology I sometimes see in the ads. Although I have tried to comprehend the "logic" it is still unclear. It seems to me that different folks just have different words to describe age. Is there a commonplace standard for these terms?

Neonate
Baby
Juvenile
Yearling (I think this one is pretty easy)
Sub-Adult
Adult (I guess mature enough to breed)

Also is there a standard of time to become LTC?

One more.......Proven meaning produced viable offspring or "it bred something"?

Thanks,
Linda

Hey Linda IMO, what they are "supposed" to mean:

Neonate - newborn to 6 months (exact number of months debatable)
Baby - same as neonate
Juvenile - more than 6 months but less than a yearling
Yearling (I think this one is pretty easy)
Sub-Adult - I would say 1.5 to 2.5 years, even into 3.5 years if raised slowly
Adult (I guess mature enough to breed) - yes

Also is there a standard of time to become LTC? I don't believe there is, I suspect LTC means they've had it "more than a week"

One more.......Proven meaning produced viable offspring or "it bred something"?

IMO, SHOULD mean has produced live offspring AND any morph status also proven. ie a het for albino, to be proven it would have to be bred and produced an Albino baby. I would agree with the argument that if the 1 albino was stillborn, it would still be proven. Same snake if bred to a non albino het snake could be a "proven" breeder with "unproven" albino het status.
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Thanks,

Dave "Rainbows-R-Us"

0.1 Wife
0.2 kids
4.12.100 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
1.1 Ball python
0.1 BCI "Elvira" normal from 1989
1.0 BCI albino / het-anery
0.1 BCI Hypo / het-albino
0.1 BCI Anery / het-albino
0.1 BCI Hypo (possible super)
1.0 BCI albino het stripe
1.0 BCI salmon hypo
0.1 BCI ghost

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

it means the animal is a wild caught (WC) but has been in captivity for a long time. How long is long term? I think anything over a year in captivity would be considered long term, some may not agree and I dont think there is a real answer. Later

-Dylan
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