Can a python (Morelia) still grow 2ft or more in length if they are already 4 years old? I specifically made it clear to people that I was looking to buy a python species that would reach 8-10ft in length as an adult if fed properly. I also made it very clear that I would NOT be happy with a python that only got to be 7ft in length. I was told by multiple sources that Boelens, (females) will definitely fit this size range and on average will get to be 9ft. I was told most pythons will/should reach full adult size around 4 years old if fed properly. I was also told that Boelens should not be eating anything larger than a large rat, or an X-large rat in some cases. Therefore, I simply made sure that she was eating large rats, (175g or more) by 4 years old. Well, now she just turned 4 years old and is feeding on one 185g large ray every 7 days, but only 7ft in length. I'm afraid that I grew mine up too slow and just want to make sure that I didn't permanently stunt her growth by doing so. I hope to have her eating one 250-275g large rat every 10 days at some point and she can still grow to 9ft. Please let me know if it's too late for this or if there is still time for her to grow to be 9ft.

Thanks,
Leo