New boa, feeding question

Looks leaner there.

Just feed conservatively and you'll do fine with her.

She is beautiful for sure!

Yup I agree rather heavy. My male is just shy of 6.5' and is 8.5 lbs, maybe 9 lbs now that he's grown a bit. I'd probably guess a fit female of his size to be no more than 9-10 lbs, maybe 11. But that's just a rough guesstimate.

Gio is giving some good advice, as usual, and with some work she'll be a nice lean girl. Her weight could also be due to holding a bunch of food in her, and she could be lighter than you think. Have you actually gotten her onto a scale?


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I have not actually scaled her, just guessing

And for sure, Gio's advice sounds very spot on. Thanks Gio, I'll update after the expo today... I need to move some dragons!

I will be kinda stunned if she only weighs 15 lbs, seems so strong and heavy.

She is getting used to me, she laid in my lap for 15 minutes last night and didn't move. Takes her 10 to 15 to stay somewhat put.

Haven't weighed her yet, but there is no known age, was given to someone to cover a debt, then neglected further by that owner before my friend rescued her, bought her whatever.

So there is that, i will try to weigh her later. Think i found her a boyfriend too without even trying.

My buddy told me it'd be silly for me not to breed her if i can scoop up this male .....i kinda agree as i do limited numbers of balls and beardeds now, i like keeping the offspring to a manageable number and mixing things up some.http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08...e84a580bb6.jpg

My buddy said she was horribly skinny when he got her

Great looking girl! In my opinion she looks pretty fit, maybe a tad on the heavy side. Nothing unhealthy though.

Listen to Gio, he knows his stuff.

Lovely female! Keep her healthy and reap those returns when you breed her. Good luck. :gj:

I grossly overestimated her weight...she is a tad over 16 lbs