I'm thinking of getting a BCI or BCC real soon and one option I've had is a local place that has a male suriname for sale. It seems to be mostly healthy except that it seems small for it's age. They say it's 2.5 years old but it's only about two and half feet long and looks a little skinny. Shouldn't a suriname be bigger than that by now? They say it eats fine, but they only feed it once a month. If I were to buy it and start feeding every 7-10 days will it's growth pick up or will it be stunted? I'd really like it to get to the six foot range.
Thanks in advance.
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Stunted growth?
rattler23
Dec 13, 2006 06:12 PM
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boawoman
Dec 14, 2006 03:08 AM
I think she can catch up, as in nature, some years are slim, not much food, and if an animal can survive, and the next year is plentiful, the animal can make up for lost time.
boaphile
Dec 14, 2006 04:45 PM
Listen to the BoaWoman. She knows what she is talking about. I am not trying to tell her age, but she was breeding Boas before many of the nice people on this forum were born. Not before I was born though because I am getting to be an old timer...
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