General size of a 7 month old baby central american BCI?

[kilopular]

I just received my new addition to my family. I weighed him in today at 67 grams. His birth date was July 16th, 2013 according to the breeder.

This is my first boa and I've not heard a lot about baby sizes, so I was wondering if 67 grams is normal at 7 months of age for them? He was being fed 1 fuzzy mouse once a week by the breeder, along with his litter mates. Thanks!

[Evenstar]

AWWW!!! What a cutie!!! I am totally digging that face! I'd love to see more of him - looks like he has a terrific pattern too! Congrats on such a nice baby for your first!

67gm seems perfectly fine to me. And 1 fuzzy mouse each week is also perfect at this size. Baby boas are wee little worms in their first year.

It won't be long until you can boost him up to hoppers. I like to keep my babies on mice until they are up to large adults. Then I switch them to rat pups that are about the same size. They tend to switch VERY readily at this stage. I've never had one refuse. And the lower fat/higher bone in the mice is better for their early growth.

May I ask who the breeder was??

[kilopular]

AWWW!!! What a cutie!!! I am totally digging that face! I'd love to see more of him - looks like he has a terrific pattern too! Congrats on such a nice baby for your first!

67gm seems perfectly fine to me. And 1 fuzzy mouse each week is also perfect at this size. Baby boas are wee little worms in their first year.

It won't be long until you can boost him up to hoppers. I like to keep my babies on mice until they are up to large adults. Then I switch them to rat pups that are about the same size. They tend to switch VERY readily at this stage. I've never had one refuse. And the lower fat/higher bone in the mice is better for their early growth.

May I ask who the breeder was??

Thank you! I will totally take many pictures of him, I'm loving him so much and my nice camera needs to be used!

Thank you for the weight confirmation and all, it's good to know he's fine! When I saw him, I couldn't believe such a tiny pencil noodle he was!

The breeder was Bill Gaines (GainesReptiles) but I purchased this noodle from Jake Murdock (MurdocksReptiles) who purchased Gaines' collection.

[WifeOfSlasher]

Awwww... So cute!!!! I remember when my guy was that little. Now at a bit over 2 he can easily wrap around me. Lol

[djole13]

Male or female?

[kilopular]

Male or female?

Male

[djole13]

I have a male, born in late september, 152g is weight... is that too much?

[Evenstar]

I have a male, born in late september, 152g is weight... is that too much?

Not really. My sunglow female was 119g at about 4 months old. If your baby was born in September of 2013, then it is about 5ish months old. 152g is probably fine. Every baby boa is different.

Having said that, it's important to observe your baby's body condition. The OP's baby pictured above, while on the small side, looks very proportional with good muscle tone and has a healthy look about it. Does your own baby look like this?? Or does he lack that lean, muscular look and appear more round and/or thick instead?

If you still have doubts, post a picture! We'll be happy to help you further!