New ball python over a year old and only 166 grams!

[JodanOrNoDan]

Noone will pay more because a year old snake is 600 gr vs 300 gr. (example)

Not going to happen. Most people know there is WAY MORE then size to what matters in breeding. You still have to let them reach a certain age.

Not everything can be rushed and pushed to turn a profit faster.

What drives the price in morphs is not so much the weight , but the AGE. If you have a animal that is 2 or 3 years old and breed able (meaning large enough) that makes a difference.

If you have an animal that will be ready in one year, rather then two years, that makes a difference.

You can grow a BP to breedable age in 2 to 3 years, even at a slower pace. I see absolutely NO good in pushing an animal to reach that size in one year. If anything, you get an animal that will slugg out due to being fat or to immature (immature, despite size)

I would never, ever choose a breeder that changes their prices based on how big they grow their babies in a short amount of time. I expect to pay more for a proven female or one that will be ready (age + size) in a short time, but with hatchlings and yearlings (and breeders) there are far more important things I look for. Reputation, healthy animals that do well, honesty, etc..

But that is just me.

And we can have different opinions, nothing wrong with that

I agree with almost everything you said with the following disclaimers.

First a year old snake should not be at the weight of the one we are talking about in my experience that weight is insane.

I do not intentionally grow my animals fast especially those that that are going out the door. I am intentionally breeding for size and a willingness to eat. My babies are fed by the normal feeding chart. Even the few animals that I have produced that are not pigs are going to break that weight by miles. I have a male that I have refused to sell because I don't want to inflict his eating issues on anyone. He eats a rat pup on average one to two times a month. He was still around 500 grams at a year.