full grown ball????

here's a couple o' pics of a male and female ( male 5.5yrs 2150g , female 4yrs 2050g )

not been measured but carpet squares give rough idea of length.... the larger , lighter squares are a tad over 9 inches in length, left to right that is.

Male
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l3...G_2353male.jpg

Female
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l3.../IMG_2372f.jpg

i just signed up over here so i figured i jump in on this thread. here are my two 3000 gram girls. both in the 4 foot range.

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...EZERO1/003.jpg

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...1/DSC03084.jpg

new to the site and hobby.... how long before a BP is fully grown? i've had mine for about thirteen months now and about 36" long.... trying to figure out if it's a male or female, as I've not had it sexed yet....

i know mine weighs 3.9kg and nearly 5ft, but she is 13 y.o. But, a friend f mine had her for 6 years, ad i've had her for 7. So, she could probably have reached that size earlier? others might know? My mate fed her medium mice for 6 years... and this clearly isn't enough (he's a good guy, just didn't know, and neither did i until i asked more questions)

Here's some crappy pics of me and Harlett (4 yrs) . These have all been posted before though.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/DSC_0049.jpg

Her old set-up (she's in a tub now):
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Harlett022.jpg
That's a 20gal long, so you get an idea on size.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...t111407044.jpg

She likes to lay on my face, I don't know why. She sticks her tongue in my ears and nose and eyes. It tickles like mad. -lol- She's fairly small for her age I think. She wasn't brought up in the best home... :(

Some of you have some BIG BPs!! My largest are around 2500g. I thought that was big until I was able to hold a friend of mine's 3500g+ girl (topped the scale)! Now THAT'S big!! Lol!!

This is my 5-6 year old female Olive. She is 4.75 ft or so, and 2600 g... or so.
One pic of us dancing, and one of her running away from me. She does that alot.
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...retchedout.jpg
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...veJuly2007.jpg

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Originally Posted by nix

new to the site and hobby.... how long before a BP is fully grown? i've had mine for about thirteen months now and about 36" long.... trying to figure out if it's a male or female, as I've not had it sexed yet....

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Nix, many adults female BPs, if fed regularly, can reach adult size (1500 grams) in 3 years. There are always exceptions to the rule . . . picky eaters, over eaters that get fat, etc. I like my females to be in the 2000 - 2600 range for best breeding and that may take 4-5 years.

Sounds like weight is more indicative of progress than length? We've been thinking she's a she.... She was no longer than 18" when we got her (Petco) and she has doubled in one year. Not overfeeding.... She gets fed every three to four weeks a small or medium rat. Good tone, fat tail, very mellow.

Just got done getting her a 40 gal set-up.... Never thought of actually buying a weigh. any recommended brands/ locations/websites?