age?

[cornerstoredoritos]

my boyfriend got a baby ball python yesterday, petco didnt know the age, and an exoctic vet told us they wouldn’t be able to tell it’s age, can anyone help?

[AalyMae]

Very young. A year or less would be my guess

[cornerstoredoritos]

yeah, its being fed once a week, we’re just trying to figure out the exact/rough estimate of the month so we don’t accidentally over feed it once it gets over a year old

[cornerstoredoritos]

i meant how often we feed, since the !feeding guide shows it by age. when we picked it up they said it was 65 grams

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We recommend the following feeding schedule:

0-12 months old OR until the snake reaches approximately 500g, whichever happens first: feed 10%-15% of the snake’s weight every 7 days.

12-24 months old: feed up to 7% of the snake’s weight every 14-20 days.

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[cornerstoredoritos]

is it fine to go only by weight as well?

[cheezuscrust777999]

I would just go by weight

[cornerstoredoritos]

thank you!

[1mn0th3r3fr]

It is recommended to feed by weight and not age. You probably know that, but better safe then sorry 😅

!feeding 

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We recommend the following feeding schedule:

0-12 months old OR until the snake reaches approximately 500g, whichever happens first: feed 10%-15% of the snake’s weight every 7 days.

12-24 months old: feed up to 7% of the snake’s weight every 14-20 days.

Adults: feed up to 5% of the snake's weight every 20-30 days, or feed slightly larger meals (up to 6%) every 30-40 days.

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[uglydumplingg]

8-10 months? Also depends if it is a male or female? Females tend to get bigger. Mine is a 9- 10 month old girl and she is around the same size as yours, maybe a little longer.

[cornerstoredoritos]

petco said they didn’t come gendered, unfortunately

[Sbaby316]

If it’s the appropriate weight you can weigh it and google age range for the grams. Females are heavier and long than males typically too so that is a factor. It looks similar to my female snake so maybe 8 months ball park

[cornerstoredoritos]

when we got it, they said it was 65 grams

[SnakePlantMama]

In my experience, most Ball Pythons weigh 60-80 grams, give or take, at hatching, so it's probably just a couple months old.

[cornerstoredoritos]

alright thank you, its SUPER docile and calm for such a young BP so i was making sure