Trying to get an idea on weight. When I first got mine, he was about 5 1/2 ft, 12 pounds, dehydrated and 3yo. He's grown about another ft in 6 months, put on 2-3 more pounds, but still looks skinny to me. He's thick and heavy-bodied, but has a lot of loose skin around his neck. You can pinch and hold about 1/4-1/2 inch. I don't want to overfeed, but I do want him to be at a healthy weight. I saw an ad last week and someone said they had a boa that was 7ft and 45 pounds. I thought, "NO way!" But I do want to get idea of a proper weight from experienced keepers. I have an obese corn that went on 'snakewatchers', so I have a tendency to feed conservatively now. I feed every week, but smaller portions. This boa is eating jumbo rats every 7-10 days with no problem.

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• How much does you 6 1/2 ft boa weigh? - laurarfl, Sun Jul 1 09:28:02 2007
• RE: How much does you 6 1/2 ft boa weigh - snakesbydesign, Sun Jul 1 10:01:28 2007
• RE: How much does you 6 1/2 ft boa weigh - Ophidia_Junkie, Sun Jul 1 10:19:05 2007
• RE: How much does you 6 1/2 ft boa weigh? - gmherps, Sun Jul 1 13:37:39 2007
• RE: How much does you 6 1/2 ft boa weigh? - diggy415, Sun Jul 1 15:39:58 2007
• Thanks and a photo - laurarfl, Sun Jul 1 16:16:44 2007