How big they might get?!

Can't say for certain yet - but my male is 2 years old and still seems to be growing. Got him at 172 g and 3 months old - now he is pushing 1000 grams and is 51ish inches long. I feed a small rat (between 50-70 grams) every 8-10 days. Over the winter he would only eat about every 20-30 days and only gained a little weight. Now that he is eating every 10 days he is gaining weight rapidly again. He's about as big around as the cardboard insert in a toilet paper roll

My biggest male is a little over 2 years old and weighs in at 950ish grams. He's about 3.5 ft long and eats medium rats like a champ! He's gotten quite long but isn't super chubby.

Someone should plot the ages, weights, and sex of all of the people contributing to build an approximate growth chart :-)

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My biggest male is a little over 2 years old and weighs in at 950ish grams. He's about 3.5 ft long and eats medium rats like a champ! He's gotten quite long but isn't super chubby.

Someone should plot the ages, weights, and sex of all of the people contributing to build an approximate growth chart :-)

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Yes they should :)
Lol I can't believe you squeezed him into that bowl. He is beautiful [emoji172]

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The chubster doesn't look very chubby at all let alone even close to over fed but that's my opinion

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Males tend to be smaller in length and less in weight overall. My breeder girls get over 4000 grams and my males stay around 700-1100 grams. My males also tend to refuse meals more often than my females do. I guess they realize they do not need as much food to thrive due to their smaller size. If looking into cage size and cost of feeding, males are cheaper overall.

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The chubster doesn't look very chubby at all let alone even close to over fed but that's my opinion

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He is a bit big in person.. It's Specially strange for me cause he was little 180g noodle when I brought him and got over 500g in 6months, even twice rejected feeding cause of shed..and was definitely not over fed,, ate every 7 days..
That's why I wanted to hear opinions here from other owners..


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I have one happy, healthy, stealthy 5 y.o. male who currently weighs 2100 g, and was at his highest at nearly 2400 g--just before he decided to fast for 9-10 about a couple of years ago. He's also 4'7". Guess he's just one of those freaks of nature.

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for 9-10 about a couple of years ago.

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*9-10 months

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I have one happy, healthy, stealthy 5 y.o. male who currently weighs 2100 g, and was at his highest at nearly 2400 g--just before he decided to fast for 9-10 about a couple of years ago. He's also 4'7". Guess he's just one of those freaks of nature.

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Woooh, he is pretty and large. How did you feed him when you got him?
Has the xl genes [emoji3]

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Woooh, he is pretty and large. How did you feed him when you got him?
Has the xl genes [emoji3]

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I regularly feed him medium f/t rats every 10-14 days. But once in a while--perhaps every other month or so--I'll feed him a large rat. Never had any issues with regurgitation, lethargy, or obesity (as you can see). In fact, he's up and slithering within 2-3 days after being fed. He's a lean, mean eating machine, and only problematic when he fasts :P