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27-Sep-07, 01:47 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-07 Location: Adelaide Age: 24 | | | How fast should my MD be growing?
Hey all,
My MD is about 8 months old right now, and in the few months since I have bought him, he has been growing quite fast. I was wondering what a normal rate of growth for an MD would be. Right now (I'm not sure exactly how long he is, but...) he'll be close to a metre long. Is this a normal rate of growth, or is it faster than usual?
Cheers,
Dave
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27-Sep-07, 01:50 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: Between here and there. Age/Gender: 32  | | | |
Mine is around the same age (Jan 13th) so i will get him out and measure him tonight before I feed him, might even weigh him too.
Will let you know, sounds around the same size though.
Mrs I
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27-Sep-07, 01:51 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-07 Location: Adelaide Age: 24 | | |
Hey, mine was hatched on the 15th! They can have joint birthday parties as they grow up  |
27-Sep-07, 02:01 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: May-05 Location: Adelaide Age/Gender: 25 | | | |
Depends on how much/often you are feeding it.
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27-Sep-07, 02:07 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: Between here and there. Age/Gender: 32 | | | |
Where did yours come from ?
I got mine from Jason and Michel at Reptile City.
My decision was made by the date, it is the same date my mum was diagnosed with cancer 3 years prior.
Mrs I
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27-Sep-07, 02:09 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-07 Location: Adelaide Age: 24 | | |  that's sad to hear
I got mine at Gully Reptile Centa, they're pretty good there.
NinaPeas- I feed him once a week, was on two pinkies a week, but last Sunday went onto one velvet.
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27-Sep-07, 02:40 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-07 Location: North Adelaide Age/Gender: 37  | | | |
My MD hatched on the 29/01, he is about 85cm long and currently eating 1 adult mouse and I vary his feeding between 6 - 10 days.
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27-Sep-07, 02:58 PM
|  | Reptiles Galore Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Redcliffe, Queensland Age/Gender: 18 | | | |
my md was born on the 01/01/07 and I'd say he's around 70 - 80cm long haven't measured him.
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27-Sep-07, 05:34 PM
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my MD was 75cms at 8 months old..... now 18 months old and 150cms....
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27-Sep-07, 05:45 PM
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I was wondering this too - i feed my MD hopper/weaner mice - the second shed was 6 weeks after the first but the third was eight weeks after the second, he's about 9 months old and about 60-70cms i feed him every 4-9 days but maybe he just needs bigger meals? (i got him at about 4/5 months of age and he was about 45cm)
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27-Sep-07, 05:53 PM
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I have 2 MD's from the same clutch(hatched Jan 07). One is 63cm and the other is 76cm.
Each is snake is different I suppose, just like us.
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27-Sep-07, 05:54 PM
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females are generally larger than males.... does this mean they grow quicker? or they just 'peak' later?
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