I know boa's digest slower then balls so I would like to know how long on average it takes your boa to digest a nice sized rat and lose the bulge.
10-01-2011, 01:36 AM
onedroplet
It depends I think on how active your boa is. I wait until mine defecates to feed again, I do the same with my balls. For my boas usually 6-7 days sometimes longer. With my balls its 2-3 days approximately.
10-02-2011, 01:53 AM
dragonboy4578
My boa's usually lose there bulge by day 3. I normally feed them every 7-10 days depending on the size of boa that I am feeding. I just make sure that I am feeding the appropriate size meal to them.
10-02-2011, 01:56 AM
RichsBallPythons
If the bulge is HUGE, then your over feeding. Should leave a SMALL noticeable bulge and thats it. Boas do not need to be fed but every 7-10 days. Grow them too fast and youll have an overweight snake with a small head to a large body(pin head effect).
10-02-2011, 03:17 AM
Kyle1989
Re: Boa digestion
Ya I kinda figerd that I over fed it first time I fed my little boa.