Good question Fred, I hope to see many more replies!

I just went back through my records on the 1.2 couperi that I have and there is a noticeable difference between the male and the females. My first couperi was an 02 female who i'm now convinced is a dwarf. She did not eat for several months and then when she did start eating didn't have the voracious appetite that i'd always heard about. When her appetite finally came around she quickly began pounding on the weight but never gained much length. At 2.5 years she's only about 38" according to the snake measuring program.

The 2nd couperi also a female (03) took off much quicker and is between 4.5 & 5 ft. at 1.5 yrs.

The male, an 04 hatchling is blowing them both away and I can't wait to see what he ends up looking like!

Here are the weight records through 1.5 years:


#1 02 Female #2 03 Female #3 04 Male

2 wks = 34 gr 2 mos = 44 gr 2 mos = 44 gr
5 mos = 42 gr 4 mos = 54 gr 4 mos = 88 gr
8 mos = 60 gr 6 mos = 72 gr 5.5 mos = 126 gr
11 mos = 109 gr 8 mos = 82 gr
12 mos = 138 gr 10 mos = 138 gr
16 mos = 242 gr 12 mos = 294 gr
18 mos = 356 gr 16 mos = 718 gr
18 mos = 928 gr


The final weight for #2 was take today and #3 was taken 1/1/05.

Eric
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