Quote Originally Posted by spix14 View Post
I was just curious, is it true that a snake's growth can be stunted if not fed enough when young? My carpet is only 4 feet long-we got him from a friend of mine who had him since he was a baby, I think about 3 years ago. We were with him (the friend) when he was purchased, and he was small enough to eat pinkies. We adopted him from them about 6 months ago, and have been feeding him normally ever since (and he has grown) but I'm worried that they permanently stunted his growth from not feeding him the way they should have. Will he make up for the growth, or do I have a permanent midget on my hands?

Not that I'll love him any less, of course.
I've heard of stunted snake growth happening during the first year of not being able to feed all that much. The article is on my other computer at the moment.

If you like I can direct you to 3 sites that list Jungles at the 4-6ft mark. I've heard more at the 6ft are though.

I hope some or any of this helps.

In regards to Jungles their size is actually 4-6 feet so if you have a male the size is ok. Usually if they've been mixed with something else either Jungle/Coastal or Diamond then they could get bigger up to 7-8 feet plus. It 'seems' to be ok/right for a male. My 2cents.