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    Question Help me out!!

    ok so about a month ago i got my Normal female ball python..
    i got her at a pet store and not a breeder... and the question is her age!!

    i asked the people there but they all kept saying different things, a guy said she was a year old..which theres nooo wayyy and another girl said 6months..and another one said 8!!!..lol...iv her her for about a month now.. is there any way to tell about how old shee isss???

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    Re: Help me out!!

    What's her weight? length? how often does she eat and what?
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    Re: Help me out!!

    shes almost 2 feet like 19 inches...she eats live mice about once every week and i still have to find out how much she weighs cuz i cant find the gram scale.

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    Re: Help me out!!

    She looks like she could be a year old easy. If she wasn't being fed a lot before you got her she could be that small and be a year old. My male who hasn't eaten in a while is almost a year and a half old and is about that size.
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    Re: Help me out!!

    I'd venture a guess... 6 months to a year old.
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    Re: Help me out!!

    Quote Originally Posted by MattA* View Post
    .. is there any way to tell about how old shee isss???
    In a nutshell :

    NOPE! :

    Buying a snake from a pet store usually means you have no idea about anything related to the snake, other than what some kid who works there tells you. You want details, by from a reputable breeder.
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    Re: Help me out!!

    You won't really be able to tell how old she is since you have no idea how and what she was fed prior to you getting her. Suffice it to say she's an '08 hatchling.
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    Re: Help me out!!

    I would have to agree with Slim, an '08 hachling like mine

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    Re: Help me out!!

    Your going to be guessing with history often when you buy from a pet store but she looks like a nice girl. have you had a chance to look at our caresheets?

    http://www.ball-pythons.net/modules/Sections/index.php

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    Re: Help me out!!

    ya i kno i messed up with the store... but they were having really good deals with the bps there so i got her.. but ya iv never had a problem with her so i not really complaining but
    thx a lot everyone

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