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RE: How old is my corn snake??

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Posted by: DMong at Wed May 14 16:10:53 2008   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by DMong ]  
   

WEll, at that size it becomes much harder to judge the age. There are many factors to consider here,....it's genetic predisposition to size from each parent, amount of food it was eating, how often it was able to feed, etc...

A male corn can generally be slightly larger than female's, but not necessarily. Being that it's a male slightly under 4 ft., My guess is that it is at least 3 years old or better. Keep an accurate record of exactly how long it is now, and see if he continues to grow much bigger, if he does, that will give you an idea that he was approx. 3 or 4 as of now.

Adult corns average around 4 ft or so, but they can even be somewhat smaller than that, or even upwards of 6 ft. sometimes. Again depending on their genetics and feeding factors, etc...

"Miami" phase, an "Rosie Rat's"(key corns) tend to be a little smaller than some of the other wild-type populations, while the Okeetee corns from Jasper County SC being probably one of the largest.


best regards, ~Doug
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