size and age

[seann]

I bought a male ball python recently and was told that he was 2 years oold but a dude a pet store said it couldn't be 2 years old if it was that short, he showed me his and it was huge in comparisin to mine. so i am wondering doesn anyone know whats the common size for a 2 year old ball py? pics would be kool thanks

[sapphire_moon]

Different snake, different size. I have a 3yr old bp that is about 4ft long. While someone else's could be 5ft, or even 3ft.

[fateamber]

My 2 year old bp is either 3 feet or just under. I know mine didn't eat for a while before I got him, but he has mostly been eating ok since, and has grown quite a bit.

[Big_V]

I have a 2 year old male BP that I just measured yesterday at 40 inches. He has had steady growth and has just slowed down.

[mykee]

There is no 'average size' as all balls grow at different rates, depending on many things; size of food, type of food, rotation of feeding,genetics, etc.

[jfmoore]

The only way you can truly know the age of a snake is if you were there when it hatched or was born.

-Joan

[Jeff_Favelle]

There is no 'average size' as all balls grow at different rates, depending on many things; size of food, type of food, rotation of feeding,genetics, etc.

If there is a bunch of different numbers (snakes) of the same data type (size), there is indeed an average. Its a mathematical impossibility to not have one.

But is the average data useful? Depends....

[mykee]

Um, yeah. Good point.

[Jeff_Favelle]

Ha ha, Mykee. I was just ribbin' ya. I do agree that the "avergage data" probably isn't too useful for us, but maybe for a newbie it is. You know, kind of a guideline for them to look for? I don't know. Maybe not.