just got bac from the vet and guess wat !!!! :( and name ideas

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Originally Posted by RuthlessReptiles

+2 for you m'dear! That's a really good point if you decide you want to breed.

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good point but ijust got a good deal on a something lesser something female for 200 bucks but its cool im just as happy with 2 females heck i love females lol:colbert:

176g? I have a 6 month old that weighs almost 500 and a late '10 on the way that is 120g. What are you feeding her weekly?

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Originally Posted by tysonsowner

yes probing thats wat she called it and how accurate is it how cn i tell for sure. and as far as age goesshe just said really its hard to tell but from her 30 years exp and based on feeding once every week she would be some where between the 1 1/2 - 2 yr old range. she said 9 months she had never seen a norm bp that long at 9 months. but it was just her opinion like i said. i do kno she wieghs 176 grams according to their scale

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And I have NEVER seen a 176 grams year and a half BP. :rolleyes:

If a BP was fed weekly since that is what she base the age on there is just NO WAY the animal would be 176 grams.

What if I tell you have have the following (among others)

1500 grams female
1200 grams female
1395 grams female
750 grams female

there are 2 2009 , 1 2008 and 1 2007 can you tell me which one is which ;)

Bottom line you cannot guess the age of an animal based on weight or anything else.

So given she estimate a 176 grams BP at 2 years old I would get a second opinion on the sex and have the animal popped.

Doubt your vet have seen many BP period in the last 30 years. ;)

Just so you know my male 7 month old normal weighed 212 grams today.....so I'm pretty sure she's not 1 1/2 years old...the pastel I'm picking up was born in july 2010 and he's only about 300 grams...

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Originally Posted by tysonsowner

from her 30 years exp

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30 yrs of experience and she thinks your BP is a Beardie?? Uhhhh.... lol get a new vet :P

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Originally Posted by Kymberli

30 yrs of experience and she thinks your BP is a Beardie?? Uhhhh.... lol get a new vet :P

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Haha I think that part was him joking about what the pet store would "tell him next".

Well if your gunna breed.... You can never have too many ladies!!!!

176 grams for a 1.5-->2 year old? I am new to balls and I call BS to that. My gear is 6 months old and weighs a tad over 300 grams. My brothers is about 4 monts old and weighs in 190 grams.

Are you sure the vet doesnt work for the petshop?:P

a lot of pet stores feed very sparingly so the snakes stay small... they're easier to sell. I think if the snake was long and obviously thin then you could be sure she is older than 6 months... just saying, it's possible to tell a healthy well fed snake form a malnourished one

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Originally Posted by gardenfiend138

a lot of pet stores feed very sparingly so the snakes stay small... they're easier to sell. I think if the snake was long and obviously thin then you could be sure she is older than 6 months... just saying, it's possible to tell a healthy well fed snake form a malnourished one

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Totally agree, but it would be impossible to tell it was 1.5-2 years at that size