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On 1/5 my burm shed, I measured him and he was 4'4". He ate 6 meals, all medium rats, one at a time, and shed again on 2/6. He was 5'1" when I measured him on 2/7. He at 10 meals after he shed, all large rats, some 2 at a time. He shed again on 3/6, and when I measured him he was 5'10". Just thought I would share some info on how much my burm is growing and how quickly. This constitiutes into 1'6" of growth in almost exactly 2 months, and only eating 16 meals. All the meals leave lumps in him that are about 1.5 times his girth.

Damon, I have not been able to weigh the meals, like we discussed about 5-6 posts down. I fed him again last night though and he ate 2 jumbo rats, at about .75 lbs a piece. I will keep everyone updated on the weight of the food I am feeding and how much of that goes into growth, if you are interested.

Just some info I thought I would share,
Jason

how old was he at each of the shed dates?

Honestly, I have no idea. I got him on October 29, 2003, and he was about 3ft long. I got him from a local petstore. One of the best I have ever been to. He ordered it from a local breeder.

I wish I could post some pics, but I don't have a digital camera(my next purchase)

Hi Jason, thanks for the info. Of course I am interested in it. But even more importantly the other forum memebers undoubtedly are as well.

You might be able to get a general guestimate on those rats if you go by a basic rule of size. Most people have the same idea on what a "medium" rat is, as well as large and jumbo and etc. Most medium rats would fall somewhere around 1/4 pound (4 or 5 ounces) if my memory isn't failing me. Large rats would be right around a half pound ((7 to 9 ounces), and jumbos would likely be 3/4 to 1 pound (12 to 16 ounces). So if you go by this standard you can get a rough average of growth. Not accurate in a scientific capacity,.. but info nontheless.

So if we go by this standard,... the 6 medium and 10 large rats your burm ate should come to approximately 6 1/2 pounds. If he grew 18 inches then it equates to roughly 3 inches per pound ingested. Not bad, huh?

Keep up the record keeping buddy.

>>On 1/5 my burm shed, I measured him and he was 4'4". He ate 6 meals, all medium rats, one at a time, and shed again on 2/6. He was 5'1" when I measured him on 2/7. He at 10 meals after he shed, all large rats, some 2 at a time. He shed again on 3/6, and when I measured him he was 5'10". Just thought I would share some info on how much my burm is growing and how quickly. This constitiutes into 1'6" of growth in almost exactly 2 months, and only eating 16 meals. All the meals leave lumps in him that are about 1.5 times his girth.
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>>Damon, I have not been able to weigh the meals, like we discussed about 5-6 posts down. I fed him again last night though and he ate 2 jumbo rats, at about .75 lbs a piece. I will keep everyone updated on the weight of the food I am feeding and how much of that goes into growth, if you are interested.
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>>Just some info I thought I would share,
>>Jason
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I am trying to keep up the record keeping, but with all the animals I have and working long days, I forget sometimes to write it down, so I have to catch it up a week later. I am doing the best I can and will post every once in a while to let everyone know the growth on him. I also have female that is about 3 ft, the rescue, and she is growing like a weed. I will also be keeping track of her growth so I can compare the two. She seems to be ALOT thicker than he was at 3 ft. Maybe I am overfeeding, but it does not seem like it. She is getting 1 medium rat about once every 4-6 days. She is meaner than hell, and eating me outta house and home and as frequently as she is eating it is hard to work with her. I will be cutting the feeding frequency back so I can take some time and try and "tame" her down. She should be shedding in about a week and I will post the growth when she does.

Jason