How Old Is Your Oldest Snake?

When I was 14 my mom worked down at the local pet store, around that time some one drop a ball python off in a sack on the front step early in the morning. A week later the guy came in and admitted that it was him and that she was two years old. For the next 5 or so years she was the pride and joy of the store. After Lisa sold the store to another owner the trend just didn't seem to stop. Owner after owner and the store just got worse And worse. It was hard to see our beloved snake mistreated again and again. Finally the recent owner gave her up and my husband and I are the proud owners of a very large very loving ball python "Grace" she is 14 years old as I am now 26. You can't imagine the relief it was to walk out of that store with the first ball python I had ever seen and loved. Grace is doing great! She is eating well sheding well(finally) and set up in a grand retirement encloser. With every thing that snake has been through i'm sure she will live at least another 10 + years. Three cheers for Gracie !!!!!

My oldest has been with me for 10 years. I adopted her, when she was about 2. The previous owner was not 100% sure of her age, so she may be even older than 12. My second oldest is about 8.

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Originally Posted by Jay_Bunny

:slamhead: You just really need to stop posting. Every time you make a new thread, I can't help but notice they are all posts that seem to be targeting those that house their ball pythons in plastic bins. You want to somehow prove that snakes kept in rack systems or tubs die younger or are less healthy, and those that do house them this way are horrible snakey parents that need to have their snakes taken away. You are making yourself a lot of enemies here. I don't like being able to say I don't like someone on this forum. Even those I have debated with on occasion I still respect and I value their opinion or advice. You, however, are another story. Now, stop posting threads like this that make breeders out to be bad people and play nice.

But to answer your question my oldest female is 5 years old.

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Jay kindly read this and pay attention. I want to know how old everyones snakes are....The plastic reference was removed from this poll. As said before I always discounted breeders from the debates on plastic, cause there is no viable option for them.

I just gave away my 11 year old ball python to my room mate

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Originally Posted by j_h_smith

You don't know commentment until you own a large parrot or a large tortoise.

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...or have a kid..............;)

My JCPs are 13~14 years, 11 years, and 11 years.
My BPs range from 8 months up to 9 years.
My Corns range from 6 months up to 12 years.

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Originally Posted by f4n70m

One snake is like a year old the other one 3 weeks.

I expect both to die soon due to housing them in plastic tubs

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haha :banana::banana:

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Originally Posted by CoolioTiffany

Another poll?

When is this gonna stop.

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whats wrong with polls?

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Originally Posted by SpyderGirl

When I was 14 my mom worked down at the local pet store, around that time some one drop a ball python off in a sack on the front step early in the morning. A week later the guy came in and admitted that it was him and that she was two years old. For the next 5 or so years she was the pride and joy of the store. After Lisa sold the store to another owner the trend just didn't seem to stop. Owner after owner and the store just got worse And worse. It was hard to see our beloved snake mistreated again and again. Finally the recent owner gave her up and my husband and I are the proud owners of a very large very loving ball python "Grace" she is 14 years old as I am now 26. You can't imagine the relief it was to walk out of that store with the first ball python I had ever seen and loved. Grace is doing great! She is eating well sheding well(finally) and set up in a grand retirement encloser. With every thing that snake has been through i'm sure she will live at least another 10 + years. Three cheers for Gracie !!!!!

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4 cheers for gracie!!

My oldest snake is a female ball python I got for my 14th B-Day, I am now 20, so that makes her a little over 6 yrs old, I think she was a bout 4 months when I got her. She is my pride and joy, and I look forward to many more years with her.