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kasidee

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i purchased my corn in november of 2002 and at that time he was extremely tiny, maybe about 9-11 inches, she was 13 inches a month after i got her, but im not sure of the age of her when i bought her, im assuming she probably hatched maybe August? so that would make her a year now.. but shes 2 feet long now.. any ideas on how big she'll get in the end.. she seems really large for her age.. her enclosure is planty big.. 4 feet long by 2 feet by 2 feet so she has lots of room, but i thought she'd stay smaller because shes a female

on another note.. i had cut back her feedings to only 1 mouse per feeding because she was getting really chunky and her head was like 4 times smaller than her "waist", but now that her weight is under control she seems to be growing really rapidly.. should i increase her diet again??? her head still is really tiny so shes still on medium to large sized fuzzies because she didnt get a hopper down last time i tried....

anyways, any help would be appreciated
 
Kasidee
First of all, I don't think that 2 feet long for a year old snake is large for her age. I have quite a few corn snakes that are 1 year old now, and most are over 30 inches. So 2 ft. is about normal I would say. As far as feeding is concerned, I wouldn't worry about a yearling becoming obese due to overfeeding until they get closer to adult size. So I would keep her on a normal feeding schedule until she is at least 32-36 inches long. I personally feed mine twice per week, one mouse per feeding until they reach 36 inches.
As far as how long she may eventually reach, since she is female, I would not expect her to grow to the upper range for corns (5ft or more). So, maybe 4 ft. is a good guess. And that's just a guess, since I don't know any way to really know for sure.
Mark
 
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