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| acd1984 |
Posted - 03/02/2012 : 12:05:23
Hi guy's whilst looking up the growth rate of royals, I came across something that states that the larger the enclosure the bigger the snake will grow. I always believed this to be myth but what do you guys think?
Oh and what is the average growth rate of a royal? length and weight i.e. Year 1,2,3 ect
Thanks guys |
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| paulie78 |
Posted - 04/02/2012 : 13:00:37
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Originally posted by Welly
You can not over rule genentics. We do grow bigger for having more space.
Maybe over thousands/millions of years certainly not over a few months or years though i might be new to keeping snakes but ive been keeping tropical fish for years and there are plenty of myths to dispel especially the old fish will only grow to the size of the tank some fish eg clown loaches will become "stunted" if kept in in smaller tanks their organs become compressed and they die at a much younger age because of this also fish such as oscars as youngsters will grow around an inch a month for the first year then start to slow their growth rate but will continue to grow till they reach theyre maximum size regardless of tank size so we call theese fish tankbusters lol |
| Welly |
Posted - 04/02/2012 : 10:14:31
You can not over rule genentics. We do grow bigger for having more space. |
| karl |
Posted - 03/02/2012 : 23:16:23
I think the larger the enclosure the more your snake gets to exercise which means it is more likely to want food. Surely a snake that has spent it's life in an empty rub (think BHP style racking here) which hardly moves doesn't have the ability to USE it's food, so the only growth is fatty growth, which I can't see as being good for the snake in the long run (great for getting morphs out quickly though huh.....)
I still think the whole "it's better for them being in a small enclosure" is total crap made up by large scale breeders who didn't want to be forced to keep them in 3ft vids (as German breeders are forced to with Carpet pythons etc)
Sorry, my little rant against tiny rubs is coming back, I can't help it. |
| JanieW |
Posted - 03/02/2012 : 23:01:19
They discovered fossils of a huge, and I do mean huge herbivores in every area of the world, and an equally enormous carnivore that lived alongside. Some that make the T-Rex look like a pygmy..its fascinating to learn of these animals :)
Where does the snake fit in the chain of evolution? |
| Lotabob |
Posted - 03/02/2012 : 19:30:44
Oh dont get me started on dino's lol. The fossil records do show a catastrophic collapse of the food chain. And that does line up in time with an asteroid strike. Its quite scary really how one event can change the future of an entire planet. |
| JanieW |
Posted - 03/02/2012 : 15:24:00
[quote]Originally posted by Lotabob
also a myth. They deform stress out and then die in too small an aquarium but they wont stop growing.
Well they don't grow if dead lol
 hehe i'm in an awkward mood
I watched a documentary on why the huge dinasaurs died out and all forest beasts got smaller. They reckoned that is was a forests got smaller, less oxygen, less prey for the giant carnivores.
This is a great topic for a full blown debate..I do enjoy a good debate |
| Lotabob |
Posted - 03/02/2012 : 13:06:18
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Originally posted by JanieW
I say myth.
I know fish grow to the size of aquarium
also a myth. They deform stress out and then die in too small an aquarium but they wont stop growing.
Its a crock A Royals growth rate is controlled part genetics part food available and that's it. |
| chrisc |
Posted - 03/02/2012 : 12:55:30
snakes will grow to their maximum size no matter what size the viv.
they all grow at different rates, theres a chart on here will find the link in a minute
http://www.theroyalpython.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4437 |
| Kelfezond |
Posted - 03/02/2012 : 12:54:50
Yeah it' a myth. A for average growth rate it all depend on feeding, snakes grow depending on their food source so the more you feed the bigger they get. |
| JanieW |
Posted - 03/02/2012 : 12:48:03
I say myth.
I know fish grow to the size of aquarium, but thats as the larger the aquarium, the greater surface area and so the greater oxygen available.
I have no idea as to the average growth rate, I believe that depends on feeding quantity. |
