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age by weight

Crimson

Crimson

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If I could give you the weight of my snake in grams could anyone estimate it's age? I've had him for a year and he's 4 feet 5 inches long and unfortunately I have no history on him. I will have to wait 2 days to weigh him he was just fed a day ago
 
At over four feet, it could be two years old or twenty. There is too much variation in lines to accurately answer that. My Miamis never got the length yours is, my Okeetees are that size in a flash. If it's a larger line, odds are good it is a younger animal, though it could be old and just a tad underfed.
 
Its a normal type...its the one in my avatar... he seems to grow a half inch every 6 weeks for the past year, its insane and he doesnt seem to be slowing down anytime soon
 
Like Chip said, it would be almost impossible to determine the age of the snake just because he can be a young "giant" or an old "dwarf."

My suggestion would be to love him a lot, everyday, as if he was about to kick the bucket the next day! You can't go wrong with that. :D
 
I assume he will stop growing eventually, he's been getting duller and duller so I will just act like he is middle aged :)
 
As has, already, been stated, &/or alluded to, ... weight is not a good indicator of age.
Some snakes, even though within the same species, grow longer/bigger than others. Plus, even if of the same age, etc. ... can have, vastly, different weights without being malnourished/underweight (and, of course, if malnourished/underweight).

Now, on to what I really intended on making a reply to :) ...

Crimson said:
I assume he will stop growing eventually, he's been getting duller and duller so I will just act like he is middle aged :)
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Actually, snakes continue to grow their entire lives.
They grow rapidly (&/or noticeably) the first year/s of their lives.
After true maturity (&/or mature size), growth just slows dramatically.
 
Agree with above. I've seen a couple of power-fed Corns that reached adult length (which isn't the same thing as reaching physical maturity) at a little over a year old, but I wouldn't like to bet how long they lived.
 
I've heard those power fed snakes only live up to five years, it must put a lot of stress on their bodies to grow so fast...I imagine organs and bones would be weaker and depleted of nutrients.
 
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