growing fast

[bigsnakegirl785]

Originally Posted by Andy_G

Weight=size...you meant length. Definitely a miscommunication.

Matt, glad your snake is doing great. That's what the focus should have been.

For me, weight is weight and size is physical size, so length. Weight isn't really a size, it doesn't describe the physical space a snake takes up only the strength of gravity pulling on it. Perhaps I'm using it differently than most people do, but that's the distinction I use.

And yeah, while I'm glad the snake is doing well I tend to be worried about overfeeding so I probably focused on that a bit too much. I think with the recent responses it seems OP probably doesn't keep close enough tabs that the first post may have been 100% accurate.

[Andy_G]

Originally Posted by bigsnakegirl785

For me, weight is weight and size is physical size, so length. Weight isn't really a size, it doesn't describe the physical space a snake takes up only the strength of gravity pulling on it. Perhaps I'm using it differently than most people do, but that's the distinction I use.

That's only you using the terms like that. For example...the largest snake is generally regarded as the green anaconda in most literature, whereas the longest would be a retic. It's cool to have your own definitions aside from the widely accepted definitions of terms, but perhaps consider clarifying to everyone else what you mean when you're using them especially on a forum like this so these little miscommunications occur less and those who are new won't be misinformed. We really don't have to put everything under the microscope if nobody is asking for help. He just posted to share how well his snake is doing.

[bigsnakegirl785]

Originally Posted by Andy_G

That's only you using the terms like that. For example...the largest snake is generally regarded as the green anaconda in most literature, whereas the longest would be a retic. It's cool to have your own definitions aside from the widely accepted definitions of terms, but perhaps consider clarifying to everyone else what you mean when you're using them especially on a forum like this so these little miscommunications occur less and those who are new won't be misinformed. We really don't have to put everything under the microscope if nobody is asking for help. He just posted to share how well his snake is doing.

I would clarify except I didn't realize people were using the terms different than I do, now I know that's not the case. I don't often encounter the terms being used in a different way. I would argue a snake growing too fast isn't doing that well, or at least won't later on, so that's why I felt it important to mention what I did. I totally get being excited your snake is growing fast, I did the same with my first boa, but it's actually really bad for them to grow too fast. If OP was being hyperbolic or specifying weight only then I definitely apologize.