LOL, "smaller of the breed, medium temperament", I see you have never had or seen one, they can get over 2 feet, and eat anything half their size, I have 5 and they are all in tanks by themselves, all I caught myself the last few trips to Uruguay, I have one that is barely a year old and already a foot long. Get them on pellets as fast as you can, easier to feed and they grow much faster on pellets