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Boa digestion

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  • 10-01-2011, 01:28 AM
    Kyle1989
    Boa digestion
    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.
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