Okay, first off, the title of this thread is me being very sarcastic.

I have had BP's and corn snakes over the years, and currently have an adult BP female, an adult male corn, and for four months have had a 2016 (June baby) female BCI (as well as 3 leopard geckos and a BTS).

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...no-Spider-Ball

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...nder-Corn-Baby

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...host-First-BCI

I always see baby BCI's at the shows, and got Behira (my BCI) from a breeder I met at a reptile show. I knew she was going to be much larger than anything I have ever had, but am not great at visualizing things!

There is local reptile store/breeder near me and I went in today to say hello and grab some mealworms for my Leopard Geckos. He had an adult female BCI there. OMG - big snake!

I don't think I realized how much bigger Behira is going to get! I think it's awesome and, "Challenge Accepted!" I already have her in a 6X2' Boaphile tank, so she will be fine in there even as an adult. I also have husbandry down pat. The issue is merely how big she's going to be and how it hit me tonight! She is puppy dog tame (when she doesn't hope I am a rat) and I am sure she will stay that way. Not afraid of her at that size, but a little nervous about feeding and getting her out of her enclosure.

Good thing I began hook training (which is going very well I might add). Also, very happy that Behira and I are growing together. I would be intimated bringing an adult home versus watching Behira grow and learning her and working with her for years before she's mammoth.

See: https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...-Hook-Training

Seriously, 10% nervous, and 90% excited. Just kind of hit me! I wanted a BCI because after having snakes for years, I wanted a larger animal. Part challenge/taking my skill set and hobby to my limit, and part, how awesome to have and properly care for such a beautiful and large animal.

I plan to feed properly and do not expect Behira to be grown for years. Healthy over speed to size, thank you. I also never plan to overfeed or try to get her larger! She will be what she will be, with proper feeding. So, to be clear, I am not comparing her size now to overfed 25-50 pounds BCI's that are obese (that you see on google images). The BCI I saw today looked healthy and muscular and was about 7+ feet. Having said that, I will never underfeed to keep her small either. Balance is key and I know it.

Just wanted to share my shock and excitement.