Is there a way to label ages of snakes

[ArthurRigley]

Hey, I didn't really know what to put for the title, but I hope I can make it sound better with this..
All i want to know is basically, online I see this kind of thing under "age" of snakes... "CB08" "CF09" "Cb05" etc. Anyone shed some light on this? I don't understand it at all.

Thanks, Arthur x

[skink-king]

cb is captive bred

cf is captive farmed

wc is wiled caught

as for the 09 08 07 ect they are the year they were hatched

[moodyblue1969]

captive bred then then year eg 08 is 2008

[wildlifewarrior]

to find the excalt age of them, you cut them open and count the rings

[Grond]

Originally Posted by skink-king

cb is captive bred

cf is captive farmed

wc is wiled caught

as for the 09 08 07 ect they are the year they were hatched

Spot on!

There are others such as LTC is 'Long Term Captive'.

There is a good sticky on abbreviations at the top of this section.

[wildlifewarrior]

also captive hatched and captive reared

[ArthurRigley]

Thanks for the quick replies, very helpful <3

*EDIT* What is the exact difference between Captive farmed and Captive breed?

[oakelm]

Originally Posted by ArthurRigley

Thanks for the quick replies, very helpful <3

*EDIT* What is the exact difference between Captive farmed and Captive breed?

Captive bred is born in captivity from parents that are also in captivity.

Captive farmed means born in captivity but the parents are wild so the mother is collected from the wild, then wait for her to lay the eggs, put mum back in the wild or more commonly they come across incubating females and just take the eggs away. Tonnes are imported every year.

Not much difference in the actual snake but with CF you have to consider treating for parasites. But like all royals once well started they are just the same.

[ArthurRigley]

Okay cool thanks buddy <3