"How long does it usually take to reach its full size? and what is their growth rate?"



Snakes grow throught their entire lives, but after age 3 or so it pretty much at a crawl. You will see the greatest growth the first two years. You can expect it to go from 12 or so inches at birth to 3-4' in the first year, and then up to 5-6 ' the second.



"I was planning on keeping it in a 10 gallon as a baby, then eventually upgrading to a 30, and then to a 60 breeder. But i just read that they do better in cloudy rubber containers so they dont get as stressed when they are younger. what size then, if i get the rubbermaid container? and how would i ventilate it?"



I would recommend a 12x8x6ish container for your little one. Add some rods for climbing, a hide for security, a small waterbowl for drinking and soaking, and a little 5-10 gallon heating pad under one corner. To vetilate, just drill 1/2 pencil thick holes on all four sides at the top about an inch apart.
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