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 Age and weight question

I bought my first royal 4 weeks ago. It is a female. She looks in good condition. I let her settle in for a week and have fed her once a week for the last 3 weeks. So feeding well. She weighs 640grams. The
shop i bought her from got her from aop previous owner i think. The shop said that they thought she was two years old. I thought that a 2 yr old snake would be much bigger. And as she looks really well and not skinny (looks very healthy size) do u think that she isnt two years old and is younger? Also do u know wat age aprrox a 640ishg female snake would be. I would really appreciate it if someone would be able to help as it would be much nicer to know if my snake is an ok size abd to know roughly wat age she is.



08/17/08  09:35am

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   Message To: LeoBeardCorn   In reference to Message Id: 1833685


 Age and weight question

I would say she is around a year old. 2 years would put her around 1000 to 1500 grams.



08/17/08  09:54am

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   Message To: Jyson   In reference to Message Id: 1833692


 Age and weight question

Ah thats cool. Cheers. Thank you.



08/17/08  11:47am

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   Message To: LeoBeardCorn   In reference to Message Id: 1833685


 Age and weight question

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And as she looks really well and not skinny (looks very healthy size) do u think that she isnt two years old and is younger? Also do u know wat age aprrox a 640ishg female snake would be.



Depending on how often she fed, there is a good possibility she could be 2 years old.

If she didn’t eat much, she could be small for her age.

If she eats alot, she could be much younger...

Typically on a general growth scale, 640 would be a year old... But growth is not a typical indicator of age.

I have a one year old female who is already 1500 grams, and a 4 year old female that is 500 grams. It just depends on the snake itself.



08/17/08  11:51am

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   Message To: LadyOhh   In reference to Message Id: 1833791


 Age and weight question

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I have a one year old female who is already 1500 grams, and a 4 year old female that is 500 grams. It just depends on the snake itself.


Holy cow, that is crazy. I knew that there were variables, and variances in age and weight, but I didnt know that it could be that extreme. My response is just the average but the average growth rate, but it is not a definite.



08/17/08  12:01pm


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