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i fed my 6 foot female retic a 2 pound pig 3 days ago and she annihilated it.the lump is already gone.how big do yall think she'll be in a year if I keep feedin her pigs?thanks so much.matt

It is better, in my opinion, to give your snake smaller items. Too much at one time makes your snake fat. Even with the colubrids it has been found, rather than one large item, to feed them 2 smaller items. I seen a Documentary on retics one time & they find some of the larger retics in the sewers near the cities that are feeding on the rats. I posted a pic in an above thread of my retic. He is about 16ft & 3 years old. I give him 4 to 5 rats each feeding. He is very active & healthy. loves to go out& explore the "hood".

and are born with variable metabolic rates.. some grow fast and others dont grow much...

sounds like you have one that could be a real eater... and may take to large prey items more frequent than other retics...

i would feed her when ever she gives you that "look"...

the growing period is a very sensative time and you should give her what she wants until she is a full grown adult... read your retic... they will tell you their needs, but dont throw common sense to the wind.

i think if you feed her like you are she would easliy break the 15ft mark in a year. dont push her though... hope that helps.