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ScottKennedy
at Sun Jul 23 23:23:04 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by ScottKennedy ]
Just found some more info on growth rates...sounds like what may have happened to mine. I know that the previous owners were feeding a large rat at least 2x's a month, but that was only for five months.
The below is from the following link: www.bobclark.com/aAN_98.asp
"The growth rate of Burmese pythons can be influenced by several factors, with the snakes being capable of an almost unbelievable rate of growth under ideal conditions. Burmese pythons that are kept at temperatures in the mid- to high-80s, and that are fed all they will eat twice a week (on average), can reach a length of nearly 10 feet in one years' time. In contrast, I know of a Burmese that was fed only one mouse every 10 days, and in seven years it reached a length of only slightly more than 4'/, feet. I obtained this snake, and after a year of heavy feeding it reached a length of 11 feet."
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0.2.0 Emory's Rat Snake (het for amel)
0.0.1 Burmese Python?
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More on Growth Rates - ScottKennedy, Sun Jul 23 23:23:04 2006