Would a male ball python reach 5 feet

[Dutti]

My 4 years and 10 months old male ball python is currently 4 feet long or almost 4 feet long. Would he reach 5 feet in the future or he will continue to grow in girth only? I,m asking because i just built for him a new enclosure, size in feet: 2 long, 2,62 deep, 3,30 high. I am wondering if this enclosure size would be enough for him forever or i will have to upgrade in the future?

[Godzilla78]

My 2 year old male is 4½ feet long already, but he seems to have hit his 'max' early, as he hasn't grown much for the last few months. I think if your male is already 5 years old, he probably won't get a lot longer.

[PythonBabes]

He should be fully grown by now, but I've heard people say that snakes grow their entire lives so maybe not ?

[redshepherd]

He should be fully grown by now, but I've heard people say that snakes grow their entire lives so maybe not ?

Snakes grow their entire life, but just very very slightly after a certain age, so it's considered "full grown" and barely noticeable.

[Regius_049]

My 4 years and 10 months old male ball python is currently 4 feet long or almost 4 feet long. Would he reach 5 feet in the future or he will continue to grow in girth only? I,m asking because i just built for him a new enclosure, size in feet: 2 long, 2,62 deep, 3,30 high. I am wondering if this enclosure size would be enough for him forever or i will have to upgrade in the future?

You should tilt it on it's side. The 3.3 ft in length would do your snake more good considering you'd still have 2' high.

[SDA]

2 high will be a tad harder to get those temps just right and 3 high well that is more for arboreal snakes. 3-4 feet long by roughly 2 wide (give or take half a foot) by between 1-2 feet high is best for ball pythons.

[Dutti]

You should tilt it on it's side. The 3.3 ft in length would do your snake more good considering you'd still have 2' high.

Im going to utilize the height. So he will have a board to lay on and perches to climb on. So he will have a real second floor where he can stretch himself. I know it's unusual to have it higher than longer, but the most important thing is to utilize the space.

[Crowfingers]

Mine is just over 53 inches and is two years old - he's over 1000 grams and is still shedding regularly

[Dutti]

2 high will be a tad harder to get those temps just right and 3 high well that is more for arboreal snakes. 3-4 feet long by roughly 2 wide (give or take half a foot) by between 1-2 feet high is best for ball pythons.

He will have only belly heat anyway. He is fine with that. It's what he had in his old enclosure. We had this discussion before, and we found out that male BP,s are a semi-arboreal snakes.

Read this thread

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...arboreal-snake

[Starscream]

Even if your snake is more arboreal, it is still best to give them the option to stretch out fully. Therefore, if you want to have good height and still give your snake decent room, I would recommend upgrading to something longer and still tall enough for climbing room. At minimum 3x2 for a 5 foot snake, but bigger is always better. Just give lots of hiding options and clutter, and add as many climbing things as you want.