Vote for BP.Net for the 2013 Forum of the Year! Click here for more info.

» Site Navigation

» Home
 > FAQ

» Online Users: 3,135

1 members and 3,134 guests
Most users ever online was 6,337, 01-24-2020 at 04:30 AM.

» Today's Birthdays

None

» Stats

Members: 75,031
Threads: 248,490
Posts: 2,568,453
Top Poster: JLC (31,651)
Welcome to our newest member, isismomma
Page 2 of 3 FirstFirst 123 LastLast
Results 11 to 20 of 29
  1. #11
    Registered User
    Join Date
    01-27-2012
    Posts
    121
    Thanks
    93
    Thanked 30 Times in 15 Posts
    Images: 2
    Petsmart and Petco are leaders in the field of mass animal abuse.





    Their staff are not trained enough for all the different kinds of animals they care for, or to give proper instructions for each. They don't care enough to get their animals from ethical breeders.

    These corporations view animals as inanimate commodities, and their only priority is getting as much income as possible regardless of the animals health.

    To answer your question though I read somewhere that BP hatchlings are between 10 and 17 inches, so you can make a vague estimate from there. A few months old probably.



    Sorry I don't mean to go off on a tangent on your thread.
    Last edited by drezden; 02-24-2012 at 02:45 AM.

  2. #12
    Registered User enchantress62's Avatar
    Join Date
    12-03-2011
    Location
    Scottsdale, Arizona
    Posts
    254
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 28 Times in 23 Posts
    I too got my bp at petsmart and they told me the same thing feed1pinky a week. The book i bought said even new hatchlings won't eat pinks because it's not enough food smell to trigger their hunger instinct. That said, offer food once a week but expect it to reject the food from time to time that's normal. By the way mine didn't eat for 3wks when i first brought her home and will only eat mice. She is about 4 months old and eats 1f/t adult mouse once a week.
    "Life isn't about finding yourself. It's about creating yourself." George Bernard Shaw

  3. #13
    BPnet Veteran
    Join Date
    10-03-2011
    Posts
    1,426
    Thanks
    21
    Thanked 7 Times in 1 Post
    Images: 36

    Re: how to estimate the age ofmy ball python

    Quote Originally Posted by Slim View Post
    The vast majority of Petsmart/PETCO ball pythons are Captive Hatched vice Captive Bred. They have a pretty good turnover rate on snakes at those stores, so I would guess your snake is less than 6 months old if you live in a large urban area, and maybe a little more than 6 months if you live off the beaten path.

    LGray is right, most Petsmarts don't know how to feed a BP (or any snake for that matter) so they tend to be small and dehydrated when you get them. Get your snake on a regular feeding schedule and make sure it's humidity is right, and you'll be suprised how quickly it'll make weight gains.
    Iggy came from PetCo Sept. 26 weighing a whopping 139 g.
    She's now over 600.

    Amazing what properly feeding them will do.

    [I'm still amazed every time I see her slither out of her hide and display her full, glorious, mongrel self]


  4. #14
    BPnet Veteran
    Join Date
    10-03-2011
    Posts
    1,426
    Thanks
    21
    Thanked 7 Times in 1 Post
    Images: 36

    Re: how to estimate the age ofmy ball python

    Quote Originally Posted by drezden View Post
    Petsmart and Petco are leaders in the field of mass animal abuse.
    .
    OMG.

    I'm going out right now and feed my new pet rats a special treat and huggy Iggy.

    I hate to think they went through any of that.


  5. #15
    Registered User KrazyKevin's Avatar
    Join Date
    02-02-2012
    Location
    Some where in Delaware?
    Posts
    162
    Thanks
    26
    Thanked 29 Times in 18 Posts
    Images: 1

    Re: how to estimate the age ofmy ball python

    Quote Originally Posted by raiexel View Post
    thanks for the help and i was excited when i got her and forgot to ask how old she was. I was just curious how old she was. I know by looking at all the pics on here I think she's called a ghost by the markings on her. The other problem im having is she dont want to eat im feeding her once a week a f/t fuzzy and i say she smells it but wont take it and she actually put her head on it like a prop. i tried wiggling it and she moves away from it. she did this the last two feedings. Is there any tricks or tips i can try to get her to eat.
    I can not tell from the pic that well but you may have a reg. BP and some BP's will not eat F/T so you may want to try live if she is not eatting also if she is going through a shed she may not eat.

  6. #16
    Registered User princess17's Avatar
    Join Date
    02-21-2012
    Location
    Colorado
    Posts
    83
    Thanks
    5
    Thanked 16 Times in 12 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by jnoh View Post
    They told me the same thing.. 1 pinky a week.. her first feeding was a 18 gram mice and she loved it. Someone should educate petsmart or sign a petition. So unfair to all the snakes there... the other pets are probably under fed as well..
    I bet anything they sre

  7. #17
    Registered User princess17's Avatar
    Join Date
    02-21-2012
    Location
    Colorado
    Posts
    83
    Thanks
    5
    Thanked 16 Times in 12 Posts
    *they are

  8. #18
    BPnet Lifer Skittles1101's Avatar
    Join Date
    02-21-2011
    Posts
    4,946
    Thanks
    2,057
    Thanked 2,250 Times in 1,511 Posts
    Images: 20
    Petco/smart doesn't sell the ghost morph unless you paid ghost morph price (which to Petco standards would probably be about $400). Normals vary widely.

    Can you describe your set up in full detail please, not eating is a common response to stress. Could be from the move, or could be from improper husbandry (most likely anything the store employee told you, is wrong).
    2.0 Offspring, 1.1 Normal Ball Python, 1.0 Pastel Ball Python, 0.1 Albino Ball Python, 0.1 Pinstripe Ball Python, 0.1 Banana Ball Python, 1.0 Pied Ball Python, 1.0 Normal Hognose, 0.1 Veiled Chameleon, 0.0.1 G.pulchra, 0.1 P.metallica, 0.1 M.giganteus

  9. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Skittles1101 For This Useful Post:

    Slim (02-24-2012),The Serpent Merchant (02-24-2012)

  10. #19
    BPnet Veteran The Serpent Merchant's Avatar
    Join Date
    10-15-2011
    Location
    Orlando, Florida
    Posts
    8,193
    Thanks
    1,504
    Thanked 3,300 Times in 2,344 Posts

    Re: how to estimate the age ofmy ball python

    Quote Originally Posted by LGray23 View Post
    Petco/smart doesn't sell the ghost morph unless you paid ghost morph price (which to Petco standards would probably be about $400). Normals vary widely.

    Can you describe your set up in full detail please, not eating is a common response to stress. Could be from the move, or could be from improper husbandry (most likely anything the store employee told you, is wrong).
    I'm thinking that this is the case as well. what color are the eyes? you might have a snake going into shed and not a ghost.
    ~Aaron

    0.1 Pastel 100% Het Clown Ball Python (Hestia)
    1.0 Coastal/Jungle Carpet Python (Shagrath)
    0.1 Dumeril's Boa (Nergal)

    0.1 Bearded Dragon (Gaius)

    1.0 Siberian Husky (Picard)
    0.1 German Shepherd/Lab Mix (Jadzia)

  11. #20
    Registered User jjcunaz's Avatar
    Join Date
    06-28-2012
    Posts
    27
    Thanks
    28
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
    Images: 5
    Try buying a fuzzy at the least, just to stimulate feeding place the fuzzy on top of the cage to let it defrost, put it on a paper towel. After it defrost use a blowdryer to heat the mouse. I put mine inn a sandwich bag when heating, heat the head a lil more use tweezers and walkk it past the hide. If that doesn't wrk take a small dish and leave it in the cage overnight.

Page 2 of 3 FirstFirst 123 LastLast

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v4.2.1