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General age questions

ShroomieGirl

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I havent seen many articles/facts out there about the maturing cornsnake, and thought Id ask all you wonderful people...
How long does it take for a baby fed once per week on the munson plan to fully mature into its adult length?
How long does it take for them to achieve the coloration theyll have as an adult?
I know these all probably vary(maybe enough for you to not give me a solid answer), but if there is an aprox age, Im very curious to know.
Thanks guys, and sorry I havent been around much lately... school just started- you know how that goes! keeping me busy and off the computer = (
 
You said it yourself theres incredible variation between individuals.

I know that an adult is considered so (and considered big enough to be sexually mature) when it reaches 300g in weight, 3 feet in length and 3 years old.

But this is just a general opinion, your snake can obviously get alot bigger than this, i heard a corn snake stops growing when its about 5 -6 years old, and just for the heck of it my corn is 3 years old, 4 feet long and 454g in weight

Abit of info for you anyways ;)
Tom
 
Each snake is an individual. I think Dean was able to get at least one snake beyond the "minimum" 300 grams in just under 2 years, but generally, it takes another year. And often, it isn't exactly 3 years, considering most hatchlings are born around May-July and are ready to go into brumation the winter before their exact 3rd birthday. I'm a little more conservative in the feeding of my snakes (at least I used to be, but I've recently changed) and it usually takes yet another year for my females to be large enough to breed. However, I still have a couple of snakes that are really slow growers, despite eating like pigs, and they won't reach breeding size until their 5th year. And I believe that all snakes (all reptiles, for that matter) continue to grow their entire life. It just slows down quite a bit after reaching full maturity.
 
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