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I am feeding her 2 large rats every other week. Is this to much? She is 6'1" and over 20 pounds. Bolivians are naturally heavy bodied, I just want to make sure I'm not over feeding her. She is not being bred either.

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1.0 Columbian (BCI)
0.1 Suriname (BCC)
0.1 Longicauda (BCL)
0.1 Bolivian (BCA)

Extending to 3 weeks would hurt.
One juicey JUMBO per month would fit the bill perfectly IMO.

M/

Extending to 3 weeks ""wouldnt"" hurt.
One juicey JUMBO per month would fit the bill perfectly IMO.

M/

.. this is great advice, reduce feedings.. especially since you are not planning on breeding that pretty snake.

Too often keepers think in terms of 'how much can I feed my Boa"? instead of "how much does my Boa need to be fed"?. The difference is important.

I look at feeding schedules for Boa as minumum, average information for people who are still learning about their animals. Instead of deciding in advance to feed your Boa 'this much food', 'every so many days' watch the animal and see if it really needs more food to be healthy and grow at a modest rate.. Find reasons to skip meals, such as during shed-cycles, instead of planning for the next feeding.

You will find in practically every instance that your Boas will do very well on substantially less food than many would advocate.. even with breeding females.. Fat boas, even pregnant boas that are fat, are a captive phenomenon.. Photos of Boa that are ill, have died prematurely or produce problem litters often also show a fat boa. The data collected so far on Boa in captivity strongly suggests that keeping your boa less-plump will extend it's life and health.

Good luck!

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Gus
A. Rentfro
RioBravoReptiles.com
www.riobravoreptiles.com

"Quality is not an accident. Perfectly healthy animals are a minimum requirement.. everything else is just salesmanship" gus

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Hello G Renfro, Im interested in some hypo sonoran boas do you have any available. thank you David

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1.0 Columbian (BCI)
0.1 Suriname (BCC)
0.1 Longicauda (BCL)
0.1 Bolivian (BCA)

had it long? I'm pretty sure I've seen that pic on the sofa
before on here. It's a nice picture.

How long did it take to get that size?

I just moved my two 2004 silverbacks up to rat pups from large
mice. One feeding and they've already gotten thicker. They're
much thicker bodied than Hogs.

I feed my big hog 2 large rats every 2-3 weeks. I'm not breeding her this year, but I did last year. She's incredibly active right now. I think she wants a little action.

Yeah she loves slithering all over that sofa. She was born summer of 2001.
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1.0 Columbian (BCI)
0.1 Suriname (BCC)
0.1 Longicauda (BCL)
0.1 Bolivian (BCA)