discern,

yes, she is really that small. i keep very accurate records and weigh the beginning of every month. her weights are...

march 10g
april 10g
may 12g
june 16g
july 16g
current 19g

she has eaten 17 times since i acquired her march 8th. her feeding pattern varies between a week and 2 weeks apart. i would be thrilled with every 5 days from her! lol at this rate, she might be breeding size by the end of the decade

i had not thought about something internally being wrong. she is apparently healthy, active, and great muscle tone.

yes, she is from a second clutch. hhhmmm.... that is one that aspect that i had not thought about. i suppose that could be caused by the female using so much of her energy and reserves on the first and the second clutch doesn't get quite as much?

i have tried just about everything i can imagine with her. i think you might be right that some just take longer to reach breedable size.

honestly, i try to believe the best in people. i have been burnt by 2 "reputable" breeders in the last 6 months with hogs though. one sent me a snake with a severe musk gland infection, VERY skinny, and got a health rating of "chronic" from the vet the day after she was shipped to me. the other misrepresented a "juvenile" conda female to me. i found out later that she was over a year older than he stated. she had been the bad type of "maintenance fed" for 2 1/2yrs and only 69g.

that being said, i try to believe the best, but don't put it past some people greed to sell something that is less than up to par. some people are just greedy and don't care about getting over on someone else. i have more than reasonable cause to be suspicious.

that may not be the case here however. she might just be a slow grower or i might not have found the perfect environment or way of offering food to make her thrive. that is why i ask for other's opinions and experiences. i weigh those, and draw my own conclusions

thanks for the feedback...
jonathan

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