Controlling the size of your BP

I can let you in on a secret.

Seeing a massive 5 foot female ball python when you are new to them, she looks HUGE! Very unnerving to a beginner. BUT if you get a female as a hatchling, and she grows that big, you'll never notice it.

That is the absolute truth. So if you see a fully grown female, and her size is intimidating to you, don't take that to mean that you will always be afraid of a snake that size. Start out with a small one, and you really won't notice it by the time it get's that big.

I started out with hatchling ball pythons, and every time I would see an adult, it looked so big to me. :rofl: Now I have a 6' female who weighs around 3700 grams, and yes she's big, but that doesn't bother me. Now I go to shows and see the 14 and 15 foot burmese and anacondas and think, they aren't THAT big. :rolleye2:

So yes, you can start with a male, because in general males do stay smaller. But really, if you get a hatchling, by the time it gets big enough to intimidate you, you won't realize how big it really is.

Gale

I used to be the same as angllady2, and now I'm experiencing the opposite. I got two baby ball pythons and they look TINY to me! :rolleye2:

I'm honestly a little intimidated by my normal, he seems big to me & he is usually cranky when I wake him up to hold him. :o just being honest, it's kind of sad..oh well ill learn eventually, I think what I need is a bite! ;)

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Originally Posted by angllady2

I can let you in on a secret.

Seeing a massive 5 foot female ball python when you are new to them, she looks HUGE! Very unnerving to a beginner. BUT if you get a female as a hatchling, and she grows that big, you'll never notice it.

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Hi Gale, that is actually so true. My elliot is now already close to 2 feet and I didnt even realize it until i measured him a few days back!!

Thanks for the tip and the assurance :)

I've got 3 babies that I'm watching grow happily. They're cute to me as babies and they just get better with size. The bigger the better I say. Someday I want to have a breeding pair of Albino Burmese pythons with their own bedroom of my house.

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Originally Posted by angllady2

I can let you in on a secret.

Seeing a massive 5 foot female ball python when you are new to them, she looks HUGE! Very unnerving to a beginner. BUT if you get a female as a hatchling, and she grows that big, you'll never notice it.

That is the absolute truth.

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It certainly is.