So, I adopted a two year old ball python - he's my first snake! I've been trying to find anwers to my questions by reading through the threads, and I've finally narrowed it down to just a couple. :-P

1. I recieved him on Wednesday - he was fed the Tuesday before. In an effort to keep to that Tuesday feeding schedule, should we feed him this upcoming Tuesday - or wait another week, so he can adjust to his new home before his first meal?

2. How long before a snake is essentially full grown? He's two years old (or so I was told) but he's only a little over two feet. I haven't had a chance to weigh him yet...but my educated guess is that he's near two pounds, which is about 900 grams. So he's up to weight, right? Is that a normal length for his age? Will he get longer?

3. How often should you handle a snake? We've been leaving him be for now so he can adjust to his new habitat, but I've gotten a little confused about handling. Is it ok to hand them every day (except for feeding and shedding, I know that much!) for a few minutes? Or is that too stressful, and you should only handle them when you're cleaning the cage, etc? I've seen both and I'm kind of confused. I don't want to do anything to stress him out, but I would like to handle him and all.