I found an Albino Garden Snake

[Dan72]

Way to go ladies, nice job. I was just going back through the thread and noticed Casper is giving off a shed once a month almost like clock work. That is how Butterscotch has been. Seems to be healthy, happy growth. Love the pics.

[EasternGirl]

Wow! Look how big Casper has gotten! So glad you gave us an update! Good to hear from you. . Now, when you say aggressive...do you mean with the constricting or is she biting as well? False striking? My wild caught eastern, Cee Cee, went through a phase of that after I had had her for about a year...but now she has finally learned to trust me completely with gentle interaction and letting her get used to me slowly, and on her terms. Now she loves to come out and have a cuddle now and then. Casper may calm down for you...I find some wild caughts just need a lot of time to come to trust people.

[kimbosaur]

Wow she looks great! And huge!

Is over 20" long at 10 months normal for a Northwestern? I was under the impression that they were smaller than that. Or is the 10 months just referring to the time that you've had her and not the actual age?

[kibakiba]

I think she's referring to how long she's had her. Mama is just barely 20" and she's (maybe) 5 years old
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[kimbosaur]

Hmm...it seems to have grown pretty rapidly over the 10 months compared to your snake Chantel. Btw, I was waiting for you or Kat to come along and answer.

[kibakiba]

I think they all have different rates at growing... Snakey seemed to grow up relatively fast. Runt and Derpy grew slowly and Hades is growing fairly fast. I have points where I get too depressed and I miss a feeding or two occasionally, so that could also have a factor in it. I obviously try not to miss a feeding, but I cant always do it.

[katach]

They definitely have their own growth rate. Fish Bait is 2wks shy of 1yr and already over 12in. Then you have Maria who is probably a year to a year and a half older and only 16-17in.

[kibakiba]

I think the thing that causes the growth rates is time traveling... the more they travel, the older they are... So they get bigger, faster.. But they don't actually 'age' when they're in the present time.

[kimbosaur]

So would it be fair to say that she probably wasn't born the year she was found then? Assuming she was born in April at the earliest, that would mean she would be just over a year old. If this was the case then her growth rate would be around 50% faster than Fishbait. I know females are bigger than males, but that's quite a huge difference!

She just looks so tiny in the original post!

[WarriorPrincess]

IMG_3493.jpg I just measured the tank!!! Wow I didn't realize it was 20 inches long! Hmmmm....I guess I'm just feeding her too well LOL!! And yes it has been about once a month. This time she only grew about an inch the time before that it was over 2 inches in one month. I did miss a couple feedings on this last month due to a new job and being a bad mama for a bit so perhaps it was my fault or she's reaching her growth cycle. I was wondering how big they get and when she is going to stop growing cause she is strong and is scary to hold lately. Do they have teeth?? Can she actually bite me??