Controlling the size of your BP

[angllady2]

I can let you in on a secret.

Seeing a massive 5 foot female ball python when you are new to them, she looks HUGE! Very unnerving to a beginner. BUT if you get a female as a hatchling, and she grows that big, you'll never notice it.

That is the absolute truth. So if you see a fully grown female, and her size is intimidating to you, don't take that to mean that you will always be afraid of a snake that size. Start out with a small one, and you really won't notice it by the time it get's that big.

I started out with hatchling ball pythons, and every time I would see an adult, it looked so big to me. Now I have a 6' female who weighs around 3700 grams, and yes she's big, but that doesn't bother me. Now I go to shows and see the 14 and 15 foot burmese and anacondas and think, they aren't THAT big.

So yes, you can start with a male, because in general males do stay smaller. But really, if you get a hatchling, by the time it gets big enough to intimidate you, you won't realize how big it really is.

Gale