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he's growing like a madman
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kenalotia
New member
If he can handle 3 pinkies in one feeding, it is definitely time to move up to fuzzies. If he can handle even just 2 pinks at a feeding, you should be able to safely move him up.
90 cm is extremely large for a 3 month old hatchling. That's 35 inches, for those of us who're more familiar with that system.
Honestly, I think it is much more likely that you have a yearling. Some hatchlings are bigger than others, but 35 inches is a much more realistic size for a yearling or even an older snake. If your snake is really that big, then I think it can probably eat adult mice. Did you happen to get this measurement by using a shed? Skins can stretch out a lot in the process of being shed, and aren't an accurate reflection of the snake's actual size.
90 cm is extremely large for a 3 month old hatchling. That's 35 inches, for those of us who're more familiar with that system.
Honestly, I think it is much more likely that you have a yearling. Some hatchlings are bigger than others, but 35 inches is a much more realistic size for a yearling or even an older snake. If your snake is really that big, then I think it can probably eat adult mice. Did you happen to get this measurement by using a shed? Skins can stretch out a lot in the process of being shed, and aren't an accurate reflection of the snake's actual size.
pinatamonkey
Ophidiophile
Either the age or length is way off. For a hatchling corn to be 90cm at 3 months, it's growth would have to be 2 cm every 3 days.
Additionally, I don't think a shed can strech -that- much (It'd have to stretch at least 2x to be reasonable for a 3 month old corn))
Additionally, I don't think a shed can strech -that- much (It'd have to stretch at least 2x to be reasonable for a 3 month old corn))
Darin Chappell
Very Senior Hillbilly
Something sure seems amiss here. Anything is possible, but I seems HIGHLY unlikely that snake could grow to be 35+ inches in three months and nearly IMPOSSIBLE for such to be accomplished eating only pinkies. Is it possible you are mistaken concerning the dimensions of the tank you're using?
If you will take a picture of your snake directly from above, with somthing of known length (a ruler works well), I'd be happy to measure him accurately with Serp's measuring program. That would confirm what you're saying for us all.
If you will take a picture of your snake directly from above, with somthing of known length (a ruler works well), I'd be happy to measure him accurately with Serp's measuring program. That would confirm what you're saying for us all.
Darin Chappell
Very Senior Hillbilly
Kate,
I believe TemplateX said he/she saw the animal hatch, so the age issue (which I first considered the probable explanation too) seems to be a non-issue.
I believe TemplateX said he/she saw the animal hatch, so the age issue (which I first considered the probable explanation too) seems to be a non-issue.
kenalotia said:Whoops, I missed that post! So I guess we can all be sure about his age, at least. Something strange is going on here... or maybe this snake just belongs in the Guinness Book of World Records.
i sure hope so
i'll see if i can get my hands on a digicam
i think the size when i bought him was 15 -20 cm
Darin Chappell said:
first month i was feeding him 2 pinkie's/week
second month : 3 pinkies
third month : sometimes 3 sometimes 4
now 4 but i'm switching to fuzzy's(2) when i'm through my supply of pinkie's. His mother (that i also saw) was very big (1.92m to be exact)
ow yeah he already shed 4 times
CornCrazy
What's one more???
I don't think that a powerfed cornsnake could even grow that much in 3 months. By the way, has anyone mentioned that it can be quite dangerous to try to accelerate the growth of a snake. It can lead to all sorts of health problems.
Are you sure that the breeder didn't accidentally switch snakes on you? 35" for a 3 month corn is basically unbelievable. A lot of yearlings aren't even that big.
Are you sure that the breeder didn't accidentally switch snakes on you? 35" for a 3 month corn is basically unbelievable. A lot of yearlings aren't even that big.
bmm
New member
Not only unbelievable, but impossible.
There is literally NO way that on pinkies a snake can grow 35 inches in three months. No way IMHO, unless maybe it has some genetic defect, like the ones that make people giants and they are like 7 feet tall at age 10.
I think we are either having a basic miscommunication regarding measurements or such, or something is amiss with either the snakes age or size.
bmm
There is literally NO way that on pinkies a snake can grow 35 inches in three months. No way IMHO, unless maybe it has some genetic defect, like the ones that make people giants and they are like 7 feet tall at age 10.
I think we are either having a basic miscommunication regarding measurements or such, or something is amiss with either the snakes age or size.
bmm
pinatamonkey
Ophidiophile
Something for scale:
Here's my adult female amel corn and male ghost corn. With them is one of their offspring born this year in June (making the small one about 3 months old)
The adults are about 100cm (close to 40in), give or take a few. The baby is 38cm (about 15in).
Now, 90 cm is pretty darn close to the size of the adults. (and probably was the females size when she bred/laid eggs). I cannot believe that it could grow to reproductive size in a quarter of a year.
Not to mention that I don't think that the bone structure and organs could keep up with that rate of growth.
Here's my adult female amel corn and male ghost corn. With them is one of their offspring born this year in June (making the small one about 3 months old)
The adults are about 100cm (close to 40in), give or take a few. The baby is 38cm (about 15in).
Now, 90 cm is pretty darn close to the size of the adults. (and probably was the females size when she bred/laid eggs). I cannot believe that it could grow to reproductive size in a quarter of a year.
Not to mention that I don't think that the bone structure and organs could keep up with that rate of growth.
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pinatamonkey
Ophidiophile
More food for thought:
The amel weighs 400g. The ghost weighs 256g. The anery hatchling weighs 16g. So, lets take the difference in weight between the smaller adult and the hatchling: 240 g. Assume the weight of a pink is 5g (a large pink). So, since it would be hard to gain more weight than what it takes in, the snake would have to eat 48 pinks (not counting any mass lost as waste). Take 4 weeks a month per 3 months, that is an average of 4 pinks a week since it hatched, just to gain the necessary weight. Now since there is not total conversion of food mass to body mass, the weight of prey would have to be much higher.
The amel weighs 400g. The ghost weighs 256g. The anery hatchling weighs 16g. So, lets take the difference in weight between the smaller adult and the hatchling: 240 g. Assume the weight of a pink is 5g (a large pink). So, since it would be hard to gain more weight than what it takes in, the snake would have to eat 48 pinks (not counting any mass lost as waste). Take 4 weeks a month per 3 months, that is an average of 4 pinks a week since it hatched, just to gain the necessary weight. Now since there is not total conversion of food mass to body mass, the weight of prey would have to be much higher.
