Older ball pythons. General question

[Wharf Rat]

Hi all, just posting a general question about older ball pythons. I got my first ball python in 1994 and he's still alive and well. I'm guessing he was about 6 months old when I got him, so he's about 25 years old. I'm also guessing he's a he lol I'm not a breeder so never worried too much on that.

With some minor exceptions he's been a good eater and healthy. He's been on medium rats for the last 15 years or so, fed every 7 to 10 days...just on average. The last 6 months he's been going off food a bit. Recently a 7 week fast, but he's eating again. I switched him back to small rats, every 7 days. Just seems easier for him to handle. He's 2575 grams as of last night. And still slowly growing and gaining.

Anyway...my question. Basically just wondering if there's any special considerations with caring for older snakes. Or what I should expect with his health as he ages. I never really thought about geriatric snakes lol and now that I have one that's getting up there in years I think about it more. Any info or experience is appreciated.

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