BRB Length / Weight expectations

BRB-OC · 08-24-12, 06:42 PM

Does anyone have a growth log they can share? I'm trying to gauge my expectations for the growth of my baby BRB.
If I believe the reptile shop, he's about 4 months old now and 17" long. (I don't have a sensitive enough scale to measure weight yet.)

Does 17" sound about right for 4 months? Or is the shop wrong?
What can I expect at 6 months?
1 year?

(assuming normal weekly feedings - we do not power feed)
PS: I say four months because the shop said he was part of a litter that was 2-3 months old (+ we've had him 1 month). But I know retailers are not exactly scientific about this stuff.

Snakesitter · 08-27-12, 03:09 PM

BRB OC, it's all but impossible to estimate age based on current length. There is so much that can vary, the biggest of which is feeding practices -- how large and how often an animal is fed (by the breeder, by the store, by you) can make an enormous difference.

I tend to go by weight anyway...length is tough to measure. Do you know how much he weighs?

**millertime89** · 08-27-12, 04:56 PM

17" is about what I got my BRB at this time last year and he was roughly that age too.

Tekpc007 · 08-31-12, 07:49 PM

this guy is about 9 months or so I think and about 110 grams or so , about 27 inches eating big mouse hoppers , still won't have anything to do with rats though.

BRB-OC · 09-01-12, 09:12 AM

Thank you all. Based on all of that, I'm trusting the age estimate I was given. But I'll still be investing in a kitchen scale so I can weigh him! (My postal scale isn't sensitive enough)

PS: TekPC07, beautiful animal! Thanks for the pic.

I'll have to share a pic of my little guy as soon as he sheds. He's a bit dull at the moment. (in color - not personality)

Snakesitter · 09-03-12, 07:03 PM

Looking forward to your picts, BRB-OC!