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Posted - 28/05/2009 :  19:15:01  Show Profile
I have a corn snake who went i bought him, the lady told me he was around 4-5 months old. I have had him for 2 months now, and the pictures I have seen of other corn snakes his age seem to be noticably larger than mine. Is he small for his age?



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gingerpony
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Posted - 28/05/2009 :  20:18:01  Show Profile  Click to see gingerpony's MSN Messenger address
are you able to pop him on some scales?
weight is a better guideline but varies hugely depending on how they've been fed up to the point where you bring them home.

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Posted - 01/06/2009 :  16:05:08  Show Profile
it varies hugely the same as it does in humans you line 20 10 year olds up and theyll be a vast difference between some of them ! i have 08s which are really tiny and ones which are bigger than some of my 07s but i do have a longer feeding schedule than most pet owners so that probrably dosent help as long as hes healthy i wouldnt worry too much you can up his feeds to every 5 days or so for 6 months and he will grow a bit quicker !

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Ell
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Posted - 04/06/2009 :  21:26:18  Show Profile  Click to see Ell's MSN Messenger address
If he has been on a maintenance diet in the pet store he will be alot smaller than those who havn't.
Don't worry, he will fatten up :)



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hillzi
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Posted - 05/06/2009 :  22:51:48  Show Profile
I had that problem with mine before he passed - I think he was on a maintainence diet, and he didn't grow a noticable amount.

But my newbie is rather chunky for a 6 month old, judging from looking at him, I'd say 1.5ft and about 2-3cm in places;

like people; all snakes grow at different rates and are all different!

Like Ell says; nothing to worry about.
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