Got an email from Punkin's previous owner this morning. She confirmed that she received Punkin as a present on Christmas in December 2003 and was told at that time that the snake was approximately 3 months of age.

So that would put Punkin's probable hatch date around the first of October 2003. This puts Punkin almost 6 months older than I have been thinking....not 18 months but rather only a month away from age 2.

Isn't it a bit odd for eggs to hatch in October?

I wish I knew what size Punkin should be if she's a she or if he's a he? Punky's last length measurement last week was about 30 inches. I can't measure girth right now as Punky is actively shedding (yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!).

Darn it we were so hoping Punky was younger than we thought not this much older. Baby is only 6.5 months old and Punky's really not all that much bigger though seems to be growing faster and is a little bit heavier. We had hoped they weren't as far apart in age as they apparently are. Poor Punky, I don't know why but I feel so darned mad right now that this snake was underfed for so very long!


~~Jo~~