ball python growth

i have a baby but i seen 2 dudes walking with theres so i went to talk to them and he said he has had his ball for three years he say they grow by tank i didnt think that was true will they out grow there tank like i thought or will they not out grow them an stay there for the rest of there life

They will outgrow a tank if fed properly. His snake was probably not fed regularly. Most keepers of ball pythons feed 1x per week, sometimes more. Feeding like this should get you a nice sized adult ball python in about 2-3 years. Feeding a snake once every other week or longer will give you a stunted snake.

For example...Take two of my females. One was hatched in 2007, so she is 3 years old. She is 1500g. She lives in a 32qt tub. She has been fed 1x per week on appropriate sized prey since I got her as a hatchling. The other female was hatched in 2005, and is 5 years old. She was housed in a 75g tank with a corn snake and fed once (1 mouse) every 2 weeks. She is only 1000g.

It all depends on how you feed it, in my opinion.

well mine hasnt ate since i got it i tried everything but live i got to get one live

How long have you had it and what is the set up like?

Where did you get the BP from?

Keep talking to people and you're going to hear just about anything.

Jim Smith

i got him from lllreptile ive had him for 8weeks and setup is perfect but heres a link that tells you the setup

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...5232624AAcm1ar