Brian,

I HIGHLY commend and respect you for seeing the impact that such a feeding regimen has had on your boas, and committing to change it.



Personally, I feed with the aim of growing my boas at a rate similar to what thousands upon thousands of years of evolution have deemed to be proper and it is a MUCH more conservative feeding schedule than most in the hobby employ. My boas resemble the body structure of what HEALTHY WC animals have (those who have only recently been captured and imported prior to losing lots of body mass). They're not thin, not fat, and EXTREMELY muscular. For animals up to a year, that's one slightly smaller than girth at midbody rodent every 7-10 days for the first 4-6 months, then every 10-14 days until about a year. After that, my boas get around 18-23 meals per year until adulthood. After that, they're maintenance fed (ie, meals every 14-30 days that are 1/2 to 3/4 the girth of the animal). Breeder females get a year off between litters and males are usually able to go back to back years if needed based on this schedule.



Again, I realize my schedule may seem like a very minimal approach to some, but again, I feel like it probably mimics nature better than most other feeding regimens.



jb
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What's written above is purely my opinion. In fact, MOST of what you read on the internet is someone's opinion. Don't take it too seriously



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