She feeds every 14 days. Every now and then when she is in shed I skip her so she will eat after 21 days. I have been feeding like that when every since she was 3 months old. She never poops and just uses all food intake (two rats in one meal) for growth.

Marcel

>>Letal liver problems are reported in boas who had been fed once per week during a certain time.
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>>I assume that your feeding schedule on the boa is even more frequent.
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>>With a feeding regimen like you obviously have applied on the boa you will decrease its life expectancy significantly. If you don't give her a brake for a few months now and afterwards apply a reasonable feeding schedule (1 medium sized prey item every 2 - 3 weeks) she will not life to see her 7th birthday.
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>>And this would be a shame since it is a beautiful boa. Don't make that mistake again. Many of us made this mistake, but most of us didn't knew better. You know better now.
>>Boa constrictor
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>>Beware of Commies and Mutts!
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Marcel Poots (Holland)
'Where is your crown King Nothing?' James Hettfield

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