I have aquired several animals in this same way" give it to me before you kill it" and most do seem to turn the corner rather well. I think it is inportant to get as much info from previous owner as possable. this can give you clues as to how the animal was treated/ fed before. you say the animal is alert and semi freindly then I personally would attempt to feed a slightly smaller than apropriate size rodent. If all goes well and the animal seems to process the food well IE "good poop" well away you go. If it does not eat of course then you have to follow the basic trials of feeding a problem feeder. If the poop does not seem right have it checked by a vet. If the animal looks worse then malnurished you should probably go to the vet. One word of caution is that people somtomes tend to think of these snake as "obiese" looking when in fact they are just stout. Look at pictures to verify appearance babies look thinner. this is how I would go about rehabbing. as far as groath it is hard to say.
The range of sizes on bloods are usually given in foot veriances like 4 to 5 feet.Remember,no one really knows what the potential of the animal was in the begining so to say that potential would be reached is hard. but in the same (long) breath not feeding a baby anything will stunt growth.hows that for strattaling the fence everyone will have opinions this is just mine.

If you have more questions post them there is a wealth of knowledge.....and opinions here and that is a good thing

sorry about the length I get excited when I talk herps
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Kevin
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