That's crazy LOL! He still looks awesome.
Do you think he would like quail? All of my snakes except the Royal love quail, and I love what it does for their gape. Lighter and leaner than rats, but so much harder to eat.
I will say Jewel was a terrible eater but what was strange to me is she grew the most in her last 3 years. It was completely unexpected and once the retic was out of here, I started noticing she was catching up to his length. I think he left here at about 9 feet. Jewel was a tad over 8 as I mentioned. Thanks for the kind words about her. She was the best mixed, mutt for $80 I could have dreamed of.
I'm not sure how much more my Bredli will grow either, however I'm hopeful he's got more in him. He's going to hit 5 years old in September. He's a strong eater and if he's behind in size it is because he was one of Nick's possible breeder males before we made the deal and he was fed less than the typical non-breeder pet. Mind you, I still feed with the seasons in mind here so I'm not stuffing him.
I have a study saved somewhere that I can't find at the moment, that discusses successful early feeding in some species of pythons. The study is called;
THE SILVER SPOON EFFECT.
In a nutshell, the first year of feeding determines size as an adult. It states well fed animals end up being the largest later in life and playing catchup after the first year didn't seem to matter.
I'm not able to recall what species they were looking at. I know Jewel did the opposite. She grew later in life and was never a consistent eater.
I don't think the study applies to a lot of python species though and I'm not sure what the variables were.
I'm a bit off topic so I'll get back on.
Thanks for the Bredli picture!
Reply With Quote