One and a half year old snake, 50 grams?

Pics incoming, doesn't look much different! He's 78 grams as of right now, which seems like slow growth but I'm sure he'll be up to speed soon.

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Pip looks great!!! :)

Glad he's finally putting on some weight...

When I see super slow growers, I'm always reminded of this one garter breeder who had a baby that never grew. It lived about half the expected lifespan and ate regularly, just never grew beyond what a baby of a couple months would have been.

The growth in weight might not seem like much right now but just by looking at his before and after pics he looks much rounder and healthier compared to the spinal protrusion he had before. Keep up the good work

He looks so much healthier!!

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Originally Posted by Pippers

Pics incoming, doesn't look much different! He's 78 grams as of right now, which seems like slow growth but I'm sure he'll be up to speed soon.

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50g to 78g is over a 50% increase. That's fine.

His growth rate will slow as he gains size.

You're not looking to blow up him like a balloon to make up for lost time, you just want to feed him consistently and have him steadily add weight.

awesome looking snake - Congratulations on your care for this guy!

I pick up mine Saturday! Coming to me at 12inches, 143g! I thought that was abnormally small for a 3month old! but hey ho! Awesome Job.

He's a handsome little guy!


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Update please, hope he is growing at a heatlhy rate