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Reptile_Reptile
03-01-13, 01:47 PM
i will provide pictures later in the afternoon but he is a barely 2 feet long and maybe 3 inches in diameter. the snake that was bought at the same time eats mice and is in general less well taken care of (unfortunately) and is a good 4-6 inches longer and has a good half inch or so in diameter on Maynard. Maynard eats rats every 2-3 weeks and his temps are always 85-90 hot side 77-84 on the cool side with plenty of ventilation and a humidity of 50-60% consistently and with a humid hide when in blue.

so in short am i doing something wrong (please feel free to rapid fire questions at me and i will answer best i can)

jarich
03-01-13, 02:12 PM
Growth can be dependent on many variables. Sex, genetics, nutrition, etc will all effect growth rates.

Having said that, is there a reason you only feed every 2-3 weeks? Its pretty generally accepted to feed once every 5-7 days for young snakes and every 7-10 days for adults.

Lankyrob
03-01-13, 02:28 PM
I have twin sisters, they have similar genetics (obviously) and were raised the same way with the same "husbandry". One is over six feet and one is 5ft6.

There is nothing to worry about :)

mykee
03-01-13, 05:19 PM
Simpe, he's on a subsistence diet. Feed him more.

Reptile_Reptile
03-02-13, 12:05 PM
ok thank you mykee and jayrich :) ill will literally go out and feed him today as its been 5 days since last feeding.