growth

[Shrimply]

Judging by faded belly scales i think my 2 month Anery is coming up for a shed but at the minute it is not yet three weeks since her last one. I was expecting it to be at least a month.

I have been away at a scout camp since Friday and i swear she has grown since i left. As you know i am not even feeding her as often as most of you suggest. I am beginning to wonder if she is going to be a big snake.

[lozzer]

Well one of my corns cuba is fed every 7 days to like the rest of mine and chockey(john amel)used o be bigger than cuba but cuba is well past large mice now and is on rats.And hes like 4 foot now!

[John Pilling]

They all feed and grow at differant sizes, like lozzer said his cuba is huge for his age. 3 weeks or so for a baby snake is ok, and shows a good growth rate and feeding pattern imho. Has he started on 2-3 pinkies or fuzzies latley? Moving up a size in food can also bring on a slightley erlier then planned shed (about a week-10 days early).

[Shrimply]

No she has had no change in food although I am considering upping her from 2 to 3 she has been taking 2 pinkies for quite a while now, I wasn't really worried just hadn't expected her to grow so fast.

[John Pilling]

In that case i would jump straight to a fuzzie, she'll handle it ok, trust me on this.

[Shrimply]

Ok thanks for the advice got a few pinkies left should i up it to three to use them up?

[John Pilling]

yeah i would do just to use them up.

[Shrimply]

Thanks.

[Shrimply]

just to say she took 3 pinkies last feed and she shed today but it did not come off in one piece(I will be spraying next time) She seemed to have given up hope for the tail end coming off so I held it under water for a few seconds then let her push through my fingers. Was this the right thing to do?

It was 17 inches long wich means she has grown two inches in 3 and a half weeks.

[John Pilling]

Yeah thats what i do if chockys tail tip stays put, just wet my fingers with cold water then let him pull his last 1/3 through my finger tips.