Yafe - Albino Carpet - FINAL - Progression Thread

[Bogertophis]

He's looking huge! You sure it's the same snake?

[dakski]

Yafe is looking awesome. He made a mess in his tank so I took him out for some play time. He's looking incredibly bright and handsome, per usual.

The pictures of him in his tank are from before I took him out. I cleaned the tank after.

I haven't weighed him in a bit, but he's well over 1kg and pushing 6FT. Still a gentle guy.

[dakski]

I weighed Yafe dry today. He's up to 1,160G and doing great. I also kind of measured him. Picture below is him spread out across his Boaphile which is 4FT wide. His head is almost touching the back of the tank and he's not straight and the depth of the tank is 2FT.

The breeder guessed he would be about 5.5-6FT, but he still seems to be growing a bit. We will see. Glad I went with the 4X2' vs. the 3X2' tank to give him a little more room. The other snakes in his stack appreciate it as well (Solana, Figment, and Shayna).

I am just so glad he's doing so incredibly well and is a happy healthy snake!

[Bogertophis]

I hate to remind you, but snakes grow their whole lives...they just slow down when they're older. And he's not even very old yet...he's what? about 5 years old? Remember how so many kids outgrow (get taller than) their parents? If it makes you feel any better, I thought my FL rat snakes would stay about 6' too, but that was a foot ago. Snakes don't listen to us, evah...

[Gio]

My late Jewel had a big growth spurt late in life.
From 2019-2021 she grew quite a bit.

I have no idea if this was an individual trait, or if it happens with carpets more so than other species.

I don't consider a 9-10 year old snake "old" so seeing growth wouldn't surprise me. Seeing that your animal is only 5 years, I would expect more growth.

I never weigh my animals but when I can get them on the deck rail and they stretch out I will try to measure them.

That is a good looking snake!

[dakski]

I hate to remind you, but snakes grow their whole lives...they just slow down when they're older. And he's not even very old yet...he's what? about 5 years old? Remember how so many kids outgrow (get taller than) their parents? If it makes you feel any better, I thought my FL rat snakes would stay about 6' too, but that was a foot ago. Snakes don't listen to us, evah...

He's 4 1/2 years old now. Also, if I wasn't clear, I am fine if he gets bigger, I am just a little surprised at how big he is already. Yeah, grow their whole lives. I am prepared.

Thank you as always, Boger.

My late Jewel had a big growth spurt late in life.
From 2019-2021 she grew quite a bit.

I have no idea if this was an individual trait, or if it happens with carpets more so than other species.

I don't consider a 9-10 year old snake "old" so seeing growth wouldn't surprise me. Seeing that your animal is only 5 years, I would expect more growth.

I never weigh my animals but when I can get them on the deck rail and they stretch out I will try to measure them.

That is a good looking snake!

Yeah, definitely expecting more growth. How much, I have no idea. However, we will see for sure.

Thank you on how handsome he is. He's a very impressive animal and we both appreciate the compliment.

[Bogertophis]

I'm thinking that if he's this big & still so young, he might be going for a record size? We'll see, eh?

[dakski]

My mother with Yafe, and a little sneak peek of the basement, which is almost done.

[dakski]

Yafe is getting bigger and as of today, I will be taking note of how long his reach/strike is . Nothing happened, so don't get excited. I've just never seen him strike as far and fast as he did today to nail his medium rat. He was about a foot away on the ground and struck that distance plus about a foot up to get the rat as I was putting the tongs into his enclosure. BAM, POW, COIL! I wasn't fully expecting it as usually I get it closer to him before he strikes, not that he hesitates much. He was on this one in a hurry.

Again, nothing exciting to report as he went straight after the rat and had zero interest in me. I am just impressed with his new range.

[Bogertophis]

Sounds like he got your attention, lol. Usually snakes can strike a little over half their body length, so it doesn't sound to me like he did anywhere near his "max" yet- But he "made you look!"