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unicolor update

SteveH Dec 18, 2004 02:19 PM

my baby unicolor is now 30" and eating small adult mice. a few months ago i was having to tube feed him now he won't stop eating. what is the average size at one year old(he will be one in july)? steve

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oldherper Dec 18, 2004 07:20 PM

>>my baby unicolor is now 30" and eating small adult mice. a few months ago i was having to tube feed him now he won't stop eating. what is the average size at one year old(he will be one in july)? steve

It sounds lie he's right on schedule. At one year, I would say that 42" to 48" would be about right. I'm not a proponent for "power feeding" Drymarchon. I think that overfeeding them is a recipe for disaster. He should reach those lengths without overfeeding.
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