I have what was called an 09 cornsnakes.Actually a pair of S.C. okeetee's.Ive had two cornsnakes before but for reasons beyond my control had to rehome them.Got them as babies but they were a decent size, at least twice the size of the ones I got now.
My concern is these two are just so darn tiny..Look like twigs with huge heads.I got them late January and dont know the hatch date but they are both less then 10 inches.Im having trouble with the female and her eating habits too.My instinct is to feed them so they will get bigger but she just wont cooperate.She only wants to eat every 7-10 days or more and she has skipped the last few meals.The male is eating every 5-7 days.But the wierd thing is she has shed since Ive gotten her and he hasnt.
Anyway best guess is they are at least 4 mnths if born in Dec.
IDK maybe Im just being a noob and worrying over nothing.
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Curious about the size of a 4-6mnth old
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Its doubtful they were born in December. Maybe part of a late breeding/laying and more likely late summer/early fall and around six months or so in age. These may have been picky feeders that were hatched even earlier, but took awhile for the breeder to get establised feeding and comfortable with selling as reliable feeders. Really unknown unless you get that information from the person who produced/sold you the snakes. Regardless, some snakes are just pickier feeders, or slower growers than others. It could be the blood line the snakes were produced from. The breeder was probably keeping them on a maintenance feeding schedule as well, and not feeding for optimum growth. And some snakes are just that way. As an example, I have a sibling pair of transpecos ratsnakes hatched in 08. The male is close to three feet long now and feeding on weanling sized mice. The female has always been a pickier feeder and is only up to fuzzys or very small hoppers and only about two feet long now. Quite a difference in size for sure. My suggestion is just give them time, let them feed and grow on their own schedule. They'll get there one day. You just have to be patient. You cant always get an adult sized snake ready to breed in 18 months.
Okay thanks.We dont necessarily want to breed them, just get them up to a size that they dont seem so delicate.I may just have to email the breeder and ask a few questions and see whats up..Are some cornsnake morphs or locales naturally smaller then others?
Yes, some locales are naturally smaller.
