how big do ball pythons get to be?

Answer 1

4-8 ft but the one who gets the biggest is the reticulated python. I Have a Albino California Kingsnake he's about 5-1/2 ft.

Answer 2

Is that it's proper name. I have found one that is called'Calabar Ground Python'. Named after the province of Calabar in Nigeria,this species is short,cylindrical,mottled orange and brown snake with smooth scales. It has a small rounded head with tiny eyes,and short round tipped tail. When molested,it rolls into a tight ball,often with it's head protected inside. It can grow to the size of 3-3 1/2 ft.

Answer 3

Ball pythons grow to be about 4-5 feet long, or even six feet maximum.

If you're thinking about getting one, here are some things you should take into consideration: 1) I can accomodate a snake that can grow up to 5 feet or more 2) I am comfortable handling a snake 3) I can commit to providing proer care for this snake 4) A mature person will take respponsibility and care for this companion.

Diet: Frozen thawed, appropriately sized rodents, warmed to room temperature; or apppropriately sized live rodents (which is more risky, incase the snake gets bitten, and then diseased by the rodent).

Feeding: Feed most adults about once every two weeks, and juveniles once a or twice a week *feed the snake in a separate tank (like a small storage tub, or trash can for example), so that he doesn't associate your hand, or the opening of his cage with being fed*

Housing: appropriately sized to acccomodate normal behavior and exercise.

Substrate: Aspen shavings, mulch type material, unbleacheed paper towels, dampened sphagnum moss and bark, pelleted paper. *aviod gravel or commercial turf*

Habitat: provide a hiding area large enough for the snake to fit in (suprisingly, our snakes favorite hiding area is an old shoe!), and a branch or shelf for him to climb on.

Hope this helps!

Answer 4

Ball pythons (Python regius) are found at the edges of the forest lands of Central and Western Africa. They are equally comfortable on the ground and in trees. They are crepuscular, active around dawn and dusk. Called royal pythons in Europe, here in the United States we call them "balls" due to their habit of curling themselves up into a tight ball when they are nervous, their heads pulled firmly into the center. Like most pythons, ball pythons are curious and gentle snakes.

Ball pythons typically reach 4 feet (1.2 m) in length; occasionally there are specimens that reach 5 feet (1.5 m). When properly fed, their bodies become nicely rounded. Like all pythons and boas, ball pythons have anal spurs. These single claws appearing on either side of the vent are the vestigial remains of the hind legs snakes lost during their evolution from lizard to snake millions of years ago. Males have longer spurs than do the females; males also have smaller heads than the females.

Ball pythons, like all pythons and boas, devour a variety of prey in the wild - amphibians, lizards, other snakes, birds and small mammals. They do not eat mice in the wild, however, and do not recognize the mice we offer them as being something edible. Thus, imported wild-caught ball pythons tend to be very picky eaters, at least initially, and drive their owners to distraction in their attempts to get them to eat something.

Ball pythons are reputed to be able to go for extended periods of time without food; wild-caught ball pythons have gone for a year or more without food until finally enticed to eat lizards and other snakes. This is not a healthy trait and must not be a reason for selecting this species. This should also make you suspicious when a pet store tells you that their ball pythons are eating well.

Buying captive-born ball pythons reduces the stress on the threatened populations in the wild and helps ensure you will get a healthy, established eater and a snake already used to contact with humans. Buying from a reputable breeder will ensure that you will get the help and advice you need to assure that your ball feels comfortable and secure enough to eat after you bring it home and let it get settled for a week or so.

With the increased popularity of reptiles as pets there is increased pressure on wild populations. In addition to the more than 60,000 ball pythons that are imported annually, ball pythons are killed for food and their skin is used for leather in their native land. For some reason, despite their low reproduction rate, wild ball pythons are the least expensive pythons on the market, generally wholesaling for under ten dollars. Imported ball pythons also harbor several different types of parasites which may go unnoticed by the novice snake owner. All around, it is better to buy a captive-born hatchling or an established, well-feeding juvenile, sub-adult or adult than an imported ball of any age.

In captivity, young ball pythons will grow about a foot a year during the first three years. They will reach sexual maturity in three to five years. The longest living ball python on record was over 48 years old when it died. Egg-layers, female ball pythons encircle their four to ten eggs, remaining with then from the time they are laid until they hatch. During this three month period, they will not leave the eggs and will not eat.

Answer 5

ok since some of these answers seem to be rather long and drawn out, wrong or plaguerized... ill make it simple... average balls grow to be about 5 feet or so, its a smaller snake maybe about 10 lbs at the most, fatter snakes of course weight more, depends on what you feed them.

Answer 6

They usually top out at 4-5 feet, occasionally can reach 6ft, and are very big around.

Answer 7

4-5 feet long and some what fat

Answer 8

mine was right at four foot long