Quote Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant View Post
Some breeders start on live, some don't... Most BP's can be switched over from live without too much trouble.

An 8-12 month old BP is going to weigh aroung 500-1000 grams, not 150-200 if you want 150-200 you are looking at a 2-3 month old BP.

BP's can be hard to start eating right out of the egg, but after that I really haven't seen much difference between a 2 month old and a yearling.

Checkout the BP care sheet: http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ius)-Caresheet
Ah strange, maybe it's just me but it seemed like most people I spoke with marketed a certain size with ~170 grams, which were (I was told) about a year old.

I was also a bit freaked by certain breeders being unsure about weights and ages. One said he wasn't great with dates...