I totally agree with what everyone is saying. I fed my male very spraingly(sp) a good sized meal every two weeks and it is amazing, because he stil managed to grow to ovcer 7ft and he still isn't a year old(born in Jan) He also is very very very girthy. I am leaning twards him being a female at this rate. Also, if u don't feed enough, retic could be stunned and not grow to it's full potential. For example, I got a pair of tigers and at 6months old, they were only 3ft. They are the only snakes I have fed heavily, but I still didn't over do it. Instead of 1 meal a week, I gave the 2-3 and they managed to get to 5ft within two months!!!!!

Keep one thing in mind, just because your retic seems hungry, doesn't mean u should feed him/her. My 7ft male would probably eat 2-3 3lb G-pigs that are 3x his girth weekly, but that is not good for the snake and I would never overfeed.

Good Luck!

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