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Hey again everyone... Just wondering how long it will take for a milk to become a full grown adult and also how long is their life span in most cases... Thanks again...

Static28

How long will it take to become an adult?? I guess the only real measurement of this would be size.. Which is dependant on how often you feed and the size of the meals you feed..

If fed appropriately sized meals on a regular basis most king/milk/corn snakes reach adulthood or breeding size in 2 to three years...

~ Mike Russo

I *think* 15-20 years is about the upper documented lifespan of an honduran milksnake... My first honduran milksnake was bred by Lloyd Lemke and hatched in summer 1993. She laid 4 or 5 eggs this year - and i actually had not intended to breed her. So they do live a long time with good care.

My opinion is that adulthood is closer to 3 or 4 years old - but that's just in my experience.

Thanks guys,

being a novice at this the advice that everyone is giving is really appreciated.