Ball pythons, if properly cared for and healthy, can live between 20 and 47 years of age. Most ball pythons will reach sexual maturity at 3 to 4 years of age, or once they are over 3 feet in length if captive raised from hatchlings.

First, check the temperature. Ball Pythons do best when the daytime temperature is around 85 degrees (with warmer and cooler areas at each end) and the night-time temperature is 70-75 degrees. In the wild, they go through a dormant period during the cooler months and don't eat, so your animal may have figured out that it is winter. There are two ways this can happen. One is that the cage temperature has been too low. The other (more common) reason is that the day length is too short. See similar questions...

Ball Pythons hail from hot, rather dry savannah grassland regions in Africa. Therefore, they do not need much humidity in captivity. The tank should not be bone dry, but a large water dish placed in the tank for drinking and soaking will work fine for also raising the humidity somewhat. It is not necessary to "mist" ball pythons, in fact it can be harmful. If ball pythons are kept too wet, they can develop blister disease. See similar questions...

Well I guess that depends on who you talk to--Most farmers who are in the egg producing business will say 2 years. Those who are in the meat producing business will say 6 months--Those who keep birds as pets (with names) or who are not interested in maximum production of eggs, will find that chickens can live up to 8 or 10 years. See similar questions...

Yes, we can take on the role of a bank and personally finance the purchase of a ball python from our breeding facility. You will have the ball python in your care and make monthly payments on your secured loan to us. Your credit score and status as a homeowner will be a crucial determining factor to whether your loan application will be approved or declined by us. You must be 18 years of age or older and a U.S. citizen in order to take advantage of our financing program. See similar questions...

Have you taken a very close look at the ball python you're considering from your local retail chain or pet shop? Many of those animals are not taken care of properly because they have so many animals and products to manage and we're not including all the customer interruptions that keep them from properly caring for their animals. Most of their ball pythons are wild caught imported animals that may by infested with ticks, mites and other deadly parasites. See similar questions...

Ball Python morphs are priced by the market based on their beauty, rarity and popularity as an exceptional animal and pet. Ball Pythons tend to lay small clutches that average four eggs per clutch unlike other snakes that can lay many times that amount. Let's say you invest $5,000.00 in your favorite male co-dominant or dominant morph and you breed him to five females. Each female will deliver four eggs yielding twenty eggs in total. If half of these babies are priced at $5,000. See similar questions...

Usually Python starts very quickly on Windows, but occasionally there are bug reports that Python suddenly begins to take a long time to start up. This is made even more puzzling because Python will work fine on other Windows systems which appear to be configured identically. The problem may be caused by a misconfiguration of virus checking software on the problem machine. See similar questions...

The season starts in early April. Each team will get to play between 14 and 16 regular season games in about 8 weeks. After that, each team plays between 3 and 5 playoff games (everyone makes the playoffs). If your team is on of the top two teams, there is the wind-up, one game final. This usually finishes by mid June. If you continue to win, your team will represent Valley at the Provincials. Provincial playoffs are held in the lower mainland. See similar questions...

You'd think that would be a simple question, with a simple answer. Unfortunately, every source I've found gives different information: Britanica Online says the lifespan of a domestic cat in captivity is 21 years (in context, this seems to be the maximum age of the vast majority of otherwise healthy cats!!!). The Tidycat website once indicated that the average Russian Blue lives 18 years (I couldn't find a reference to persian lifespan). On the HomeArts Ask the Vet website, Dr. See similar questions...

The average life span of most giant breeds is about 8-10 years. I know of Danes living to 10-12 years, but right now unfortunately that is the exception rather than the rule. There are a few health problems which afflict the Great Dane breed: growth problems (HOD, PANO and OCD), hip dysplasia (OFA and Penn-Hip tests), and bloat/GDV/torsion are primary concerns. Wobblers, thyroid problems, and problems with the eyes (CERF test) also appear in the breed. Se our HEALTH links for more info: See similar questions...

Lice may live for several weeks on a person, but they rarely live more than 48 hours when removed from a person's body. See similar questions...

This varies with the mosquito species and the time of the year. Some species may only live for less than a week, while others can live for several months over the winter months. (BACK) See similar questions...

As long as they wish. Millions of years if they want to. And their physical bodies are forever young, because they can regenerate any cell in their bodies at will. See similar questions...

http://www.sciencenet.org.uk/database/Biology/Original/b00054d.html says that the life span of spiders can vary from a few months to 20 years. See similar questions...

Most people with lupus can live a normal life span if they are properly treated, follow their doctor's advice, and lead a healthy lifestyle. See similar questions...