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boidmorphs
at Thu Oct 20 13:45:53 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by boidmorphs ]
Sorry to see such a nice animal pass and I bet the babies would have been awesome. The only thing I see is possibly to much fat present. I have a number of '02 BCI and they now range anywhere from a low of just 4 lbs. to a maximum of 12 lbs. IMHO I think 17 lbs. is a bit to heavy for a three year old and obesity may possibly have been a factor when coupled with the stress of being gravid. From the pics I see a LOT of fat there. I don't mean to criticize your feeding practices but I've read a hundred times if you want to end a boas life prematurely, overfeeding is one of the quickest ways to do it. I may be way off thinking she's to heavy but I've never had a boa get to that weight so fast, but then again I do tend to feed conservatively. One way or another it's to bad you've lost her.
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- Thanks all...here is a link to the pics......GRAPHIC......... - ajfreptiles, Thu Oct 20 10:56:55 2005
- RE: Thanks all...here is a link to the pics......GRAPHIC......... - matt_fl, Thu Oct 20 11:11:41 2005
- Hey Andy Sorry about your loss. What was the size and weight of this girl? - vcaruso15, Thu Oct 20 11:27:36 2005
- RE: Thanks all...here is a link to the pics......GRAPHIC......... - Jeff Clark, Thu Oct 20 12:11:37 2005
- RE: Just in case anyone else is wondering...... - ajfreptiles, Thu Oct 20 12:56:26 2005
 RE: Thanks all...here is a link to the pics......GRAPHIC......... - boidmorphs, Thu Oct 20 13:45:53 2005- Sorry to hear that Andy - kidsolo, Thu Oct 20 16:50:06 2005
- Sorry to hear that man, sucks when that happens..Good luck in the future np - robertmcphee, Thu Oct 20 17:16:09 2005
- I feel your pain...know what it is like to lose a prized animal..np - Mark Damico, Thu Oct 20 18:32:04 2005
- I'm so sorry, Andy. She was a beautiful girl.....np - LindaH, Thu Oct 20 19:34:15 2005
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