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[TrueBlue]

hazzard, ive seen the effects of this many many times, young snakes that get pumped in the first 12-18 months tend to have many health problems as they mature and age, they also tend to be snakes that drop alot of slugs when bred.

IMO snakes should be raised slowly for the first 12 months to let their organs etc develop propally, common sence really. Oh and it has a hell of alot to do with "in the wild" as this is where these animals have evolved.
Who are we to come along and change the way they have evolved to live and say that its fine and ok to constantly feed young snakes as long as the temps are right, this comment is imo absolute rubbish. They NEED metabolic rest wether they are young or old, evolution has made them that way.
Its very funny that vitually everyone i know that pumps the hell out of their animals when young, have contsant problems with snakes and rarely seem to be able to raise a snake past 10-15 years old.???? Gee i wonder why.!!!!!