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    Re: 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
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    Re: How big they might get?!

    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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    Re: How big they might get?!

    Quote Originally Posted by kenthebird View Post
    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
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    Re: How big they might get?!

    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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    Re: How big they might get?!

    Quote Originally Posted by stoaob3 View Post
    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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    Re: How big they might get?!

    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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    Re: How big they might get?!

    Quote Originally Posted by SnakeCharm View Post
    for 9-10 about a couple of years ago.

    *9-10 months
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    Re: How big they might get?!

    Quote Originally Posted by SnakeCharm View Post
    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.

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

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    Re: How big they might get?!

    Quote Originally Posted by Pitonica View Post
    Woooh, he is pretty and large. How did you feed him when you got him?
    Has the xl genes

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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
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