I just got my first Ball Python he (we assume it is a he cause it has spurs but dont care either way) is about 19 inches long and the pet shop says he is 6 months to 1 year... does that sound right?
I also have to say I am hooked, I think my boyfriend is sorta too... Kaa is great! i have had him for about 2 weeks now and he has just slithered his way into my heart! As I am typing now he is sitting in my lap and crawling all over the computer/mouse area. lol he is just so accepting of things... My boyfriend and I put him in my 18 month old daughters hands today (with close observation) he didnt even ball up and he has never acted like he was going to bite... He even lets me pet his head!!
I do have to say as a family we had a ruff start... I brought him home with a 10 gal aquarium from Wallies it happened to have a plastic top! Ironicly we couldnt put a warming lamp directly on the tank so after about 3 days returning things to pet zoo and another $165 on a preset up for a snake i finally got the tank together... But humidity and temp was a problem for my new 20 gal tank... much reading and a few days later I have come to my final set up, a substrate of half Eco earth with douglas fir over the whole tank a hide with moss and a heat lamp and UTH. I just thought I would also say hello and tell a little of my story!