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Growth?

tanooki

tanooki

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Since I got hector 5 years ago I've noticed he had some growth problems. From forums on here and other sites people have told me that corns are fully grown by age 3..But hector is 5 years and not large enough; he is long enough but still very small. I feed him about every week(one small mouse)...My friend has a 6 yr old corn and her's has been bigger since age 2...I'm just wondering if he has some growth problem, his diet or something...
 
How big is the small mouse you've been feeding him? You can also try slitting the mouse to get more nutrients. How much does he weight? Could you post pictures?

I suppose he could have something that prevents him from growing, but I am a newbie and don't know of anything. Which is why I ask about the other things.
 
Just remember: every snake is different. No two are going to be exactly alike in any way, shape, or form. Your guy just might be a little short. There might not really be anything wrong with him. He could just be a slow grower, or maybe he's just genetically small. I have two '06 corns that quite a few people would consider very small, according to certain standards.
 
Some can be a bit shorter than others. I have a four year old female that I'd describe s "short and stocky" - she's only about four feet long, but solid muscle for all that and laid me a great clutch of eggs last summer. She eats one large mouse every couple of weeks, like my other (normal-sized) Corns.

Have you tried yours on slightly larger mice? Does a small mouse still leave a bump in his middle for 48 hours after feeding?
 
I think he said his was long enough, but slender--I have an 04 that is only 240g, which is pretty skinny. I can feel his spine when I hold him--he was only fed once a month or so for his whole life. He's long, but very skinny!
 
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He just ate so I cant get a picture at the moment..But I'd say he's a little smaller or as big as a quarter around. They're normal size mice and he's been in a twenty gallon for a year. And he's been healthy other than the fact that he had mites when I bought him from Petco. But yeah...somebody was telling me that maybe, just like some people, he's little.
 
well in my eyes, if the animal is healthy, doesnt have any behavioral problems, and eats well. then be happy with it. take it has he comes, everyone is different, and same goes to animals.
 
He's the size of a quarter in thickness? That seems pretty skinny--can you feel his spine when he moves through your fingers? When he finishes digesting, try to snap some pictures!
 
Without pictures we're kind of in the dark here, but it's not going to hurt the snake any if you ramp up his feeding regimen. There's a good chance he'll bulk up a little bit and if he doesn't want to eat more, he won't.
 
A lot of breeders power feed their babies and juveniles to get them up to breeding size faster. I've noticed that the pet stores once they get them under feed to try and keep them small and cute longer. A pet store in my area is selling 2 year old corns that are the size of my 5 month old. They only feed them one pinkie every two weeks to keep them small.

Since you got Hector from a pet store, it may have been that he was underfed while a lot of other corns are packing on the weight, which would put him behind a corn raised by a breeder.

If he's healthy I wouldn't worry too much about it. If you can see his spine, or there's a noticeable indent along the sides of his spine then you may have a bigger health problem.
 
"This photo cannot be viewed because it has either been deleted or marked as private by the user. "

Trying hosting it somewhere public, like Imageshack.
 
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