age length??

[MorbidMindset]

i just got a ball python a week or so and was wondering how long they live? my mom just ordered me a hide and a temp gauge and a ball python book but not here yet..being delivered. i do understnad for only being a foot and maybe another half foot long we may need a bigger tank. the hide may be too big. i want it to have room to lay outside the hide if it wants this way i am not always lifting the hide up to get him to hold and talk to him..hes my buddy i dont wanna stress him out! thanks for the input

[Aaron_S]

The average life of a ball python is around the 15 year mark. Closer to the 20 I believe. It's a long time pet!

Secondly, ball pythons are VERY secretative. It's a GOOD thing if it's in it's hide a lot. They are also nocturnal so your snake will come out in the evening and later when it's darker. Usually they come out to hunt, so it might be a sign that it's feeding time soon.

Another note about the hide, it doesn't have to be huge. A snake likes to feel secure in it's surroundings so it would like a snug fitting hide. This way it can feel the sides of it against all of it's body.

[mykee]

35 years plus. Oldest known ball python was 47.
If ball pythons only lived 15 years, there would be a lot of disappointed ball python owners out there....

[Aaron_S]

Ok I'm off the mark. I apologize. I thought about my post afterwards and thought it was more closer to just around 20 - 25 years on average for ball pythons!