Feeding Rate/Size?

[piedpipper]

Hey guys,

I've had my Dominican Red Mountain Boas for about two months now and have been feeding them 2 pinkies each per week. My question is would it be safer/healthier to feed them one slightly larger pinky every 5 days instead? Or even 2 slightly larger pinkies every 5 days? (The slightly larger pinkies are about the same size as the thickest parts of their bodies).

I was asking this because it seems that they are growing extremely slow and they are constantly hungry and looking for food even a day or two after feeding. I would like them to grow faster but I am not some kind of crazy guy that wants to grow them as fast as possible with no regard to their health. As such I would like them to grow at the fastest possible healthy rate.

All this in consideration what would be the best feeding schedule for these guys? (just for some perspective one is about 20 grams and the other is about 30).

Thanks,
Greg

[Lady mkrj58]

Hi Greg I don't have an answer to your question perhaps A Veteran can chime in and help you, and we both can learn something, meanwhile I would love to see some picture's of your Baby...

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[JoshSloane]

Are these pinky mice or rats?

[piedpipper]

Mice. Sorry I didn't specify. I'm basically just wondering if its better to feed them more food/less often or less food/more often. Or even (at this stage in their lives) more food/more often.

[JoshSloane]

I would move up from something like pinky mice. Pinkies are usually for much smaller snakes like colubrid hatchlings. I would try to select a mouse that is just a bit wider than your snakes width. There are many opinions on boa feeding, but I usually tell people to feed one appropriately sized animal once a week for at least the first couple years of life. Once you have a ~3 year old snake you can start offering much larger and spaced out meals.

[piedpipper]

Sounds like a plan. These are about the same size as colubrid hatchlings though. The slightly larger pinkies are actually a bit larger than the thickest part of their body. DRMB's are a very long thin snake though they are about 2 ft long but thin as can be.