Re: Thinking of getting Leucistic Ratsnake...please read/advise

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Posted by KJ on May 11, 2000 at 07:52:21:

In Reply to: Re: Thinking of getting Leucistic Ratsnake...please read/advise posted by Allen Sheehan on May 10, 2000 at 22:54:25:

I don't think the size between WCs and Leucistics is genetic in nature for the most part. Of course, some locals will be larger than others and some lines of Leucistics will be smaller than others, but that isn't any different than any other snake out there.

Anyway, I got off point. What I meant to say was that I've seen near 7' Leucistics. John Cherry has a female Leucistic that is as large as most BIG WC's I've seen. I think the biggest difference is AGE. The ones that we catch in the wild and are really large are very old. With the increased breeding in captivity (reduced range, controlled feeding, etc.), I'm not sure they reach the necessary age, etc.

We control the growth of our snakes through breeding, feeding, etc. Although they may be HEALTHIER in captivity, I'm not sure that this equates to "maximal size increase."

No way to prove it right now, though.
KJ

KJUN Snakehaven

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: I don't think the size between WCs and Leucistics is genetic in nature for the most part. Of course, some locals will be larger than others and some lines of Leucistics will be smaller than others, but that isn't any different than any other snake out there. : Anyway, I got off point. What I meant to say was that I've seen near 7' Leucistics. John Cherry has a female Leucistic that is as large as most BIG WC's I've seen. I think the biggest difference is AGE. The ones that we catch in the wild and are really large are very old. With the increased breeding in captivity (reduced range, controlled feeding, etc.), I'm not sure they reach the necessary age, etc. : We control the growth of our snakes through breeding, feeding, etc. Although they may be HEALTHIER in captivity, I'm not sure that this equates to "maximal size increase." : No way to prove it right now, though. : KJ

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