There is some size variance among hatchlings, & beyond "hatchling" no one can actually tell you a snake's age, because snakes grow according to "opportunity"-
that is, they have to be warm enough to digest & grow, & they have to find food, or be given food, in the case of c/b. Not all sellers establish a track record of
feeding (as they should, IMO, before selling) and not all sellers will tell you the truth either...sadly, some are more interested in just making a sale and will tell
you what you want to hear in order to make that happen. If you buy from a source that does not furnish such information (hatch date, feeding record, sheds)
then you're just out of luck, you're taking a chance.
The best thing you can do right now is not handle him, not at all, let him settle in for a week before offering food*, and do no handling until he has fed reliably
for you at least 3 times without refusals. *The other thing you should have been told is WHAT he was being fed. BPs are fussy enough without having to guess
whether they prefer mice or rats...rodents have very different scents (& presumably taste). You also want to know if he took live, pre-killed or f/t prey.
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