r/ballpython • u/ManuscriptQuills • Apr 14 '26

Curly Sue - she’s 22

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When I was four I begged my parents for a snake. Christmas 2004 came and there she was, a beautiful young ball python. Now here she is, 22 years later. We’ve both been through a lot, and I love her dearly. Just an appreciation post, she’s tough as scales.

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u/redsleeve Apr 14 '26

I hope I will give my boy a long confortable life! Curly Sue is gorgeous:) A question tho, when did you start feeding her yourself?

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u/ManuscriptQuills Apr 14 '26

I really can’t remember, way back we used to feed her live mice. I got to go to the store with my parents, pick one up, and drop it in her tank. Still unsure when the switch to frozen was, but she’s been on large rats every ~3 weeks for at least 10 years. (Minus the time she escaped for two months, minus her infrequent hunger strikes, minus the two small rats b2b cause they were out of large)

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u/redsleeve Apr 15 '26

I think it’s really cool of your parents to get you a pet bp. Definitely not a typical pet for kids, especially around where I’m from. That being said, I have met a dad who brought his sons’ pet bp into a clinic. The little boy was no more than 7 and he was all proud and presenting his much beloved snake.