Hello, last month I bought a patternless albino burmese hatchling. My question is, what is the expected growth rate for my snake. I am not sure of the sex, I feed 2 large mice or 2 small rats a week. The temperature is about 79-86 degrees.It has already shed twice in 5 weeks.
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Burmese Python Growth Rate Question
naryan93602
May 13, 2005 06:27 PM
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crazy4burm123
May 14, 2005 02:32 PM
First of all you need to have a basking spot of at least 90 in the cage somehwere for proper digestions. ANother thing...how big is your snake now? Growth rates are different around different sizes. A burm will grow between 4-6 inches a month until around the 6 foot mark. then it might be around 4-5 a month . Finally slowing to around 3-4 a month by the time it is 8 1/2 feet. Then it slows ALOT around the 10-12 ft mark. It also depends on the sex ( male or female).
: these growth rates are on the recomended diet for a burm. Power feeding and underfeeding will change the results.
naryan93602
May 16, 2005 07:02 PM
My burm is about 28-30 inches long. I do have a basking spot of about 94 degrees.I feed twice a week.
