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hi!

i have an albino burmese python and she is 27 inches.
when i got her she was 23 inches.
she is 10 months old.

i understand that she should have grown about 7 feet in one year however she has only grown 4 inches in her first year.

the reptile store i got her from told me she was snappy (had attitude) and that she would grow 7 feet in one year.

she has absolutely no attitude and has only snapped twice, and has not grown.

i feed her the appropriate size mouse every 5-7 days and she always eats with no problem. she never regurgitates or anything un-ordinary. basically she is very healthy.

the only strange behavior i have noticed is that she continues to attempt escape from her terrarium even after she is fed and would not regurgitate after being handled right after feeding.

if anyone can help me make sense of all this all comments would be appreciated and helpful =)

Thank you.

zsazsa

I have to say first that handling after feeding is just tempting fate. Many snakes won't regurge if handled after fed, untill they do. The handling isn't what makes them regurge it's the stress you put them through when handling them. She just hasn't gotten quite stressed enough to regurge. And it's very, very hard on a snakes body to recoup after regurging. Many snakes will even die after losing a meal, very common for anaconda's. Second alot of snakes will wander about after feeding for many reasons, possibly looking for more food, looking for the perfect place to rest to begin digesting their food, When appropriate size and right time of the year some will wander looking to mate. Now your original delema of her not growing shouldn't be a real issue or worry you unless she's not healthy. If she's healthy and getting plenty to eat. Some just aren't gonna grow the way others do. It's becoming quite a common accurance. If she has the appropriate muscle mass not skinny, has seen a vet to have fecal tests done to eliminate any parasites. She's fine.