Determining age..

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Hey,
Just looking for some suggestions here.. I'm trying to determine my golden girl's age. When I got her a few months ago, I was told she might be about 9 months old. Since then, she has grown from 6 inches to just under 9 inches. She has blown my wild male out of the water im regards to growth, yet they get the same amount of feed. Her head is about an inch and a half long by about an inch wide, so it's not only the length she has started dominating by. Will my wild catch up, or could he maybe controlled by a genetic imposition to stay smaller?
 
I have no idea, but a similar situation. Three of my axies reached a nice big size and 25cm long at around 9 months, but one of mine is 24cm but his body and head are proportionally smaller than the other three. He's like a juvie with a long body and a longer tail.

So I'm not sure. He might stay smaller, but he might have a growth spurt too.
 
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