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My female the thicker snake in this photo is almost 4 years old. My male however was only born last summer so about 1.5 yrs old and almost longer but still thinner nowadays.
Did I stunt the females growth? Is she big enought to breed?
Do males get bigger or longer?
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2.2 Columbian common boas (Zeus, Athena, Aphodite, Hades)
1.1 Corn snakes (Appolo, Boreas)
0.1 King snake tri striped cal morph (Helios)
can you give an approx. length?
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1.1 96, 04 Het Albino - "Suzie" & "Lumpy"
0.1 03 Poss. Het Albino - "Ami"
0.1 05 Super Salmon - "CreamSicle"
0.1 04 Anery Het Snow- "Squelchy"
1.0 04 DH-Sunglow - "Dwayne"
1.0 06 TH-Moonglow - "Gargamel"
Male was only 1 lbs 8 ozs in april this year and is now 4lbs 10 oz approx 5'4"
Female is approx 5 feet
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2.2 Columbian common boas (Zeus, Athena, Aphodite, Hades)
1.1 Corn snakes (Appolo, Boreas)
0.1 King snake tri striped cal morph (Helios)
Well I personally think that your male is being grown toooo fast. I suspect that the size of his food is too large. My largest 1 1/2 yr old male is just over 3 ft, and 1.5 lbs. Females will grow faster generally. To me a typical female should be around 5 1/2 to 6 1/2 ft by the end of their third year,and males less. It seems that more and more people are trying to rush their Boas growth. I'm not saying that you are doing this, its just the popular trend. 12 years ago, I hadn't even heard of people feeding their Boas any more than every 10 days at the most. I was always told that they'll be ready to breed at around 5 yrs old. Now its more common to see females breeding at 2 1/2. I personally don't think thats right. Patience always pays off. Their's a reason that pro-dog breeders wait until the second heat before breeding - even though they can produce in their 1st heat, the quality breeders give them time to mature.
If your female is 4 years old and in the 6 ft range, then she's just right.
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I am not really rushing either tho and the female is still eating way larger meals than the male.
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2.2 Columbian common boas (Zeus, Athena, Aphodite, Hades)
1.1 Corn snakes (Appolo, Boreas)
0.1 King snake tri striped cal morph (Helios)
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