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  • 01-03-2012, 05:56 AM
    marley&me
    Determining age by length?
    We have three new BP, two that are a little over a foot long and then one that is about three and a half feet long. We are unsure of their ages as we got the two smaller ones from a PETCO in town and the bigger one off of Craig's List. Does anyone know how to tell at least somewhat closely as to what age these guys are?
  • 01-03-2012, 06:51 AM
    ballpythonluvr
    Re: Determining age by length?
    You can't really determine age by the size of a snake because they all grow at different rates.
  • 01-03-2012, 07:08 AM
    marley&me
    Re: Determining age by length?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by ballpythonluvr View Post
    You can't really determine age by the size of a snake because they all grow at different rates.

    Yeah that makes sense. We're kind of new to owning the snakes. We also have a really gorgeous red tailed boa.

    But do you by any chance know of any way to tell how old they are?
  • 01-03-2012, 07:19 AM
    decensored
    the ones about a foot are probably 2011 babies. most likely hatched in the spring. 3 1/2 footer could be anywhere from 2+ years. It depends on a lot of factors, mostly feeding. I have a one year old who's over 2 feet and a 3 year old who's the same size (both were adopted) - hope this helped.

    Here's a picture of one of our guys who was hatched in summer 2011, he's a lot smaller than his brothers and sisters, but you can get an idea of how big they get within the first year.

    http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...9/8/lesser.jpg


    cheers
  • 01-03-2012, 02:50 PM
    marley&me
    Re: Determining age by length?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by decensored View Post
    the ones about a foot are probably 2011 babies. most likely hatched in the spring. 3 1/2 footer could be anywhere from 2+ years. It depends on a lot of factors, mostly feeding. I have a one year old who's over 2 feet and a 3 year old who's the same size (both were adopted) - hope this helped.

    Here's a picture of one of our guys who was hatched in summer 2011, he's a lot smaller than his brothers and sisters, but you can get an idea of how big they get within the first year.

    http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...9/8/lesser.jpg


    cheers

    Thank you, this helped a lot!
  • 01-03-2012, 03:00 PM
    WifeOfSlasher
    And to show more on being based on the individual... Our 2010 spring baby is approximately 36" at this time. Our little piggie has grown a ton on his weekly mousy treats.
  • 01-03-2012, 04:23 PM
    snakesRkewl
    Aging snakes by length is like guessing a humans age by height, it doesn't work.
    I have seen mid 2009 snakes smaller than early 2011's.
  • 01-03-2012, 06:05 PM
    meowmeowkazoo
    Re: Determining age by length?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by snakesRkewl View Post
    Aging snakes by length is like guessing a humans age by height, it doesn't work.
    I have seen mid 2009 snakes smaller than early 2011's.

    Agree completely. I recently rescued a ball python that was over a year old, and weighed a whopping 91 grams. It's not an accurate way to measure at all.
  • 01-03-2012, 06:08 PM
    KatStoverReptiles
    Re: Determining age by length?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by snakesRkewl View Post
    Aging snakes by length is like guessing a humans age by height, it doesn't work.
    I have seen mid 2009 snakes smaller than early 2011's.

    x2 or 3...or whatever # we're on now ;)
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