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She's at 36 inches now. Got her in 08. Her feeding response has gotten better over time. I'm feeding her 4 hoppers at a time every few days, cause she's always so hungry. Should I go directly to full size adult mice at this point? Maybe even small rats? I'd love to see her get to 4 feet before her growth stops, or even bigger haha. Not sure how much of a factor feedings play in on growth, or if that's basically just a genetic factor. Nurture vs Nature?

Thanks!

I'll post pics when I get answers haha!

At three foot, she can probably take large adult mice with no problems. Feed her prey 1 to 1.5 times the size of her largest area of girth.

Adult mice, definitely.

Look for previous posts by 'BlueRosy'(Rainer) about the nutritional value of pinkies/hoppers and you'll know why your splendida always seems to be hungry... (other than being underfed)

..and as always, post pics!

//Todd

Todd, that's a nice lookin' Splendida. TX locale?

reako45

Thanks!

Good question- don't know.

I got him from Chip Ozburn, though.. he's het-albino.

//Todd

>>Thanks!
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>>Good question- don't know.
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>>I got him from Chip Ozburn, though.. he's het-albino.
The albino line is not of Texas locale.....
The original was found in New Mexico.....
But I am sure some have been bred into many different locales....Not to mention other ssp......
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