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    Question BP Rescue, Stunted Growth

    Would appreciate any experiences and/or feedback. We recently adopted a four-year-old female BP (female, according to the breeder the original owner purchased her from). Squeak's living conditions were deplorable: dirty tank, too hot most of the time, and she was only being fed perhaps once a month, if that. She is about the size that our male BP was when he was four MONTHS old: 2 - 2 1/2 feet, and skinny, though not overly so; her spine is prominent, but I've seen worse. Nonetheless, she is gorgeous and as sweet as can be. She is now living in a clean 40 breeder with proper husbandry and is being fed medium mice, once every 5-6 days. She is a willing and happy feeder. In the four weeks since we took her in, she has perked up and is a touch more plump, though no signs of impending shed as of yet. Obviously, give her age and sex, she should be at least as big, if not bigger, than our male of the same age, who is closing in on four feet and is plenty robust. My question is this: with continued proper care and feeding, what are the chances that she will grow to full size, or much at all? Though we'll love and adore her in any case, it would be so wonderful if she had a chance to grow to her full, deserved glory... many thanks, ~Em
    Last edited by Embee; 09-09-2013 at 05:54 PM.

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