Female Albino Burm Small for her Size

[Tsubaki]

Have a Burmese python that refused to eat a lot during his first year, this guy i had to feed extra for a while to get him to catch up a bit, because he was really lacking. (Ate 5 meals in about a year, he's still difficult) With this girl I would just stick to a normal feeding schedule, she isn't that far behind and will catch up. She doesnt even have to be behind at all, she could easily grow 2ft in half a year. Try not to stick to "xx snake has to be xx size in xx time" too much. Every snake grows at a different rate, some grow nice and evenly, while other don't seem to grow at all or only in one direction (girth or just length) and then suddenly it seems like they grew a foot overnight. Even the ones being under fed briefly can catch up, without overfeeding.

[GyGbeetle]

Originally Posted by Tsubaki

Have a Burmese python that refused to eat a lot during his first year, this guy i had to feed extra for a while to get him to catch up a bit, because he was really lacking. (Ate 5 meals in about a year, he's still difficult) With this girl I would just stick to a normal feeding schedule, she isn't that far behind and will catch up. She doesnt even have to be behind at all, she could easily grow 2ft in half a year. Try not to stick to "xx snake has to be xx size in xx time" too much. Every snake grows at a different rate, some grow nice and evenly, while other don't seem to grow at all or only in one direction (girth or just length) and then suddenly it seems like they grew a foot overnight. Even the ones being under fed briefly can catch up, without overfeeding.

This is very sound advice. My lavender albino tiger retic was eating consistently, but was behind in size from her male counterpart, another tiger retic (he's a month older). And literally, one day we opened her enclosure, and she was 6 feet long. She's not yet a year. It was shocking to say the least. She just had a growth spurt.

As long as you're feeding her now, and keeping her hydrated, she'll grow when she needs to. I wouldn't sweat it. Be thankful she's handable now Pretty soon she's going to far surpass your height and then you'll be wondering what happened (just like kids. I used to complain that my son didn't talk, and now he never shuts up).