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Originally Posted by Aaron_S
He'll increase in length but at a really slow rate that you won't really notice it. Snakes forever grow pretty much.
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From my experience snakes dont grow forerver they just have a max pontential.
Many captive retics for example are fully grown by 10 years of age whereas in the wild they grow for a longer period due to the fact prey isnt so readily available and they use a lot more energy finding and consuming it.
Overfeeding a snake will never push it past it's genetic limitations but underfeeding can stunt its growth and make it not reach its unltimate pontential.
The burmese in question is very old now and I'd be surpised if he grew any longer at all to be honest. I guess though if he has been underfed for many years then a good few years of constant big feeds might restart any lost growth but if he's really nearly 20 years old then he's probably pretty much done. Though he will no doubt get girthier and that'll make him look bigger anyway.
He's a great looking snake though and you've obviously done a great job with him so who cares how big he is/or will be
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