Okatee Corn Snake Size and Age

[Genny]

My snake is 1 1/2 years and 3 feet long. Does anyone know how big he will get? And how long do these snakes live?

 

[Alicia]

Cornsnakes can be any where from 4 to 6 feet in length, with 6 being not so common. Males are usually longer and heavier than females. As far as longevity, I believe the oldest on record was 32 years (according to "The Cornsnake Manual"). Some are still reproducing into their teens. I hope this helps a little.

 

[nova]

That is impressive

My female. snake is a little under a year and is only pushing two feet.

 

[miamijuan3]

MY MALE OKEETEE IS ABOUT 6 MONTHS AND IS ABOUT 2 FEET BUT, I FEED THEM ABOUT 2 TIMES A WEEK ( FUZZIES ).

 

[Iris]

OH my gosh I'm beginning to think my almost yearling is very small for his age. He was barely 20 inches long at the most recent measurement. And he's an Aug. 01 hatchling.

 

[kenalotia]

What are you feeding him, and how often? Some snakes grow faster than others, just like people do. But perhaps he could handle a larger size food item, or more food, than he is getting. Just a possibility.

 

[Iris]

He eats 3 big pinkies every 6 days. I'm going to a reptile expo on Sunday to buy him some fuzzies. I'm going to feed him one or two a week. I want to see how big they are first.
When I got him he was 4 months and only 13 inches long. I have 2 hatchlings right now that are 13 in also but I don't think Xavier was as thin as these babies are.
???
He's eating and shedding fine and growing noticeably so I don't think anything is wrong...just surprised since I always thought he was a normal size for his age.

 

[kris (UK)]

i fed my amel a fuzzie . . . . as i had been feeding it pinkies for a whule . . . i was feeding it 3 pinkies every five days she was about 7 months . . . i thought it would be cheaper and would be better for my snake if it could take fuzzies so i gave it a try . . . she took the fuzzie with no problem!!! . . . she is now 10 months and eating 2 fuzzie every five days . . . hope this helps!!

KRIS

 

[Neil]

My Carolina is only about six months old but she is nearly too big for fuzzies already. She eats three every week and has no trouble with them- she just breathes them in!! I'm going to start feeding her rat pups soon but she's growing so quickly, she'll grow up to be a monster.
Neil

 

[CK2434]

iris your not alone my hypo and amel are well my hypo is a aug 01 yearling and my amel not sure but a couple months younger than my hypo and my hypo is barely bout 20 to 21 inches and amel is maybe 17 to 18 inches but i will admit he prob would have been bigger bye now if i would have fed him consistantly instead of feeding him and waiting maybe 2 or 3 weeks b 4 i fed him again mice were a prob for me closest pet store that sold pinkies cheapest was a 30 min drive ever since i ordered from rodent pro and fed him every week (peach fuzzies) he has started growing more and shedding more often (im talking bout my hypo) so dont feel lonly my snakes are very small for their age 2

 

[Neil]

Kris(UK), I'm very surprised that your snake was still on pinkies at seven months when it was eating three every week!! I fed mine two pinkies a week and she was on fuzzies by the time she was about four months old!! And she's almost big enough to go on to hoppers now at the tender age of six months!!

 

[Nate]

Lookin' around...

Hey Y'all, I had to comment. Variable growth !! Variable genetics !!

Wild growth patterns are different than captive growth patterns !
But not always, but most people think they have to stuff their snakes to get a particulaly desired growth rate Snakes that live in the north may only be active 5-6 months a year ~ !
So they don't grow as fast as yours.
I have heard of some snakes reaching 5 feet in their first year
and with cornsnakes, some people get them to 3 feet. But remember that might along with excessive breeding, shorten their lifespans.
But if they are going to live to be 30 and you breed them 5 or 8 times, I doubt its going to shorten it much.
So if you are just keeping pets.. I wouldn't worry too much about its growth but if you want to speed it up, give it some larger meals, increase the temperature a little and you will see a change.
Most of these snakes can eat meals bigger than we feed them but on the other hand, small meals more frequently is the better route to go according to who I have talked to and read...
What a neat neat forum this is.
Pardon my excitement but I had to contribute something ...
so hopefully there is something in there that helps.

 

[Neil]

Yeah, I agree with you Nate. Someone (who must have deleted their post) said that they had a two-year-old who wasn't even two feet long and then other people (me for one) have two feet snakes at only six months of age. CSM says that snakes from different parts of the country vary dramatically in terms of size with some specimens from the south of Florida being tiny (2.5 feet at adult size) and some from the mid-atlantic states getting to be huge things at five-six feet!!!! This, along with people's different feeding patterns, is why it's so hard to tell the age of a corn from its size.

 

[Adina]

Mine corn snake is 2 years and is over four feet long. The biggest one recorded was about 6 feet long that I've heard.

 

[Roy Munson]

Mine corn snake is 2 years and is over four feet long. The biggest one recorded was about 6 feet long that I've heard.

Welcome. Be sure to check the dates on the posts/threads you reply to. This one is over four years old.

 

[jaxom1957]

Welcome. Be sure to check the dates on the posts/threads you reply to. This one is over four years old.

This isn't a bad thread to bump. I have four yearlings, all within a few months of each other in age. There is a great deal of difference in their sizes, with the largest being at least nine inches longer than the shortest. None of the literature I've read could give much reason for the range of mature sizes beyond what amounts to "Your Mileage May Vary".

 

[Skip Da Shu]

sadly

My #2 son, Kevin's small female, "Pumkin", as he put it "went to the great snake cage in the sky" last week. She was about 36" and was between 17 and 18 years old. :-(

#1 son, Tyler's big male (well over 5') is still going strong.. he must be about 14 now.

 

[Skip Da Shu]

My #2 son, Kevin's small female, "Pumkin", as he put it "went to the great snake cage in the sky" last week. She was about 36" and was between 17 and 18 years old. :-(

#1 son, Tyler's big male (well over 5') is still going strong.. he must be about 14 now.

Wait! Where's the edit button?

 

[bitsy]

Hey Skip. This thread is about three years old now, so you might want to start a new one.

The Edit button is one of the treats you get as a Contributing Member.

Welcome, by the way! Why not pop over to the Introductions section and say Hi where folks can see?