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]