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I recently aquired two corn snakes from my cousin, they are about 4 years old, but they seem kinda small to me they are probably 3 feet long both of them and about the thickness of my middle finger at the widest part. Is this about normal size for this age, if not is it too late to grow them up, I would like to breed them some day, but I know that the female is way to small to pass the size eggs I have seen corns pass right now.

Quick answer to your question: Never.

Reptiles never stop growing, they continue until they die. Their metabolism will slow down after a certain point and you won't see noticeable differences, but they will keep growing and shedding until they die.
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they will max out at 3 years usually.if power fed at 2 even and if they are big bloodlined....they may grow till 4...3 yrs is average full sized

yes they always keep growing technically..
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>>they will max out at 3 years usually.if power fed at 2 even and if they are big bloodlined....they may grow till 4...3 yrs is average full sized

So basically no matter what my corns will stay this small forever now. I was hoping if I started feeding them good sized meals every week I would be able to get them bigger. Kinda sucks I guess. I included a pic of one of them, tell me if she looks alright or if she is too small, please.

She looks a little small for breeding. If you feed her generous amounts you could bulk her up a little in a few months time. just be sure she doesn't become obese.
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Judge me all you want...just don't share the verdict

depends

is she 3?

is she 3 foot plus?

she could be fattened up a little..but thin snakes lay better and live better.....

feed one nice mouse once a week and she'll do ok....

I pump corns up for 0 months then breed them to stunt them to be smaller adults.......I like them at a little over 3 foot....that way they fit into the small cages I have....

and yes I get 15 to 29 eggs per snake........

even little skinny ones........have laid 22 to 25 good eggs this year...when they were fat they laid 15 and most didn't hatch then........almost all the skinny girls' eggs hatched this year.......

all corns do not get 4 foot and weigh 5 pounds.......

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My Corn snake was born on 7.22.04. His last shed was 38 inches long. I would guess he is about 34 or 35 inches long. I'm not sure how much the skin stretches when they shed. Anyway, he is 1 year and 1 month old right now. He should reach his full size by December 2006. Your snake does look kinda small. Sorry. I'll get a pic of mine. I don't have any photos taken yet though so I will have to use up a roll of film on him.

i understand your making a rough guess of when he'll be full size, but just remember that all snakes grow differently.
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Judge me all you want...just don't share the verdict

>>i understand your making a rough guess of when he'll be full size, but just remember that all snakes grow differently.

I honestly dont care if it takes two more years for them to get to be full size, I just want to do everything in my power to get them there. I just fear that by now maybe the growth has been stunted or something, though I cant see how corns dont get weekly meals in the wild and they do just fine in acheiving a suitable breeding size.My cousin seemed pretty good at the weekly feedings and they each where in 29 gallon tanks so I dont know why they would be so small. I have some corns from last year in my collection that are just as big in their first 18 months. I just want to know if anybody has corns snakes that never get to be 4 feet and a good diameter, or if they will get to a more common size it just might take them a little longer. Sorry for the long post.

I may be wrong but your giving the impression that the size of the tank affects the size of the snake. If kept in a small tank, it will still continue to get larger.
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Judge me all you want...just don't share the verdict

>>I may be wrong but your giving the impression that the size of the tank affects the size of the snake. If kept in a small tank, it will still continue to get larger.

I understand that. I was just stateing that I dont beleive that they are small do to underfeeding or cramping of quarters. I relize that a a reticulated wont stay 4 feet even if kept in a 10 gallon. I'm just saying that their size shouldn't be related to stress from a cramped tank without any place to hide or a bad tempature gradient, thats all I ment by that.

They never stop growing.

>>I recently aquired two corn snakes from my cousin, they are about 4 years old, but they seem kinda small to me they are probably 3 feet long both of them and about the thickness of my middle finger at the widest part. Is this about normal size for this age, if not is it too late to grow them up, I would like to breed them some day, but I know that the female is way to small to pass the size eggs I have seen corns pass right now.

I have a 7 year old male anery who is only about 3 feet. It can depend on what kind of corn it is. Some types of corns get larger (on average) than others. I have heard that oketees are the largest, and that miamis are the smallest.
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