they sure can here's an example of a great growing animal.
Hatched 10-?-2008
Fed every week with out fail one small rat..
460 grams on 3-21-2009
Same snake on 11-14-2010 at 1500 grams..still one small rat a week every week with out fail
She is now pushing 1800+ grams and is almost 2 years old..