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    growth

    i know when a male ball python reaches sexual maturity, however, when would a male ball python if fed properly stop growing? 2 years?

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    Re: growth

    They grow their entire lives - just more subtly once adults.

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    Re: growth

    I thought I read 4 years somewhere here. About a foot a year?

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    Re: growth

    how is it possible that they grow all their lives if their max is about 3-6 feet i belive?

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    Re: growth

    5 years is about what I notice.

    And they still grow, but very very minimally.
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    Re: growth

    Quote Originally Posted by Igor View Post
    how is it possible that they grow all their lives if their max is about 3-6 feet i belive?

    just more subtly once adults

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    Re: growth

    Growth can be legnth and/or width

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