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Kat
at Wed Mar 17 17:43:58 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Kat ]
It sounds a little on the small side, but within the size-range for a snake that age. If the snake was skinny at 3 months of age, then he's probably spent several months gaining back weight, and then had a few more months to grow. It won't necessarily affect his final size, however... It just may take him longer to reach a proper length. It sounds like you're doing all the right things, though.
Incidentally, a 'hatchling' is defined as any snake born that year. Ergo, an '03 hatchling could have hatched in April or October, and still have been a hatchling up until Jan. 1st, 2004. Or, if you want to use a looser but more logical definition, a hatchling is a snake that's under one year of age. Either way, you were not misled on the snake's age, though it sounds like his condition was less than desirable.
-Kat
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RE: STUNTED AMENALISTIC CORN SNAKE?? - Kat, Wed Mar 17 17:43:58 2004