Boa eats another. Help!!!

I cannot be seeing this correctly?

I have a 6 foot boa constrictor and there is zero chance it would survive eating an equally size boa!

First off, DON'T take this snake. Even if it didn't eat the other, you are in no way prepared or set up for a boa constrictor from what I can tell by reading your posts. This is pure impulse, "I'm going to get it in a few hours.". Are you kidding me? Now you are rushing to figure things out. That's a very bad start.

Taking on a full, or close to full grown adult boa constrictor that has been neglected is not a good idea, especially when you have not researched things.

Stresses on the snake will certainly set the animal up for possible illness, and if this thing really did eat the other snake, your chances of keeping it alive after a regurgitation or alive period, are slim to none. You would have to have specific and EXACT husbandry conditions and follow a host of procedures to insure it would ever keep another meal down should it survive.

It is extremely unlikely the snake could ever process and digest a meal like that but on the almost impossible chance it could, you could skip feeding that animal for 6 months to a year.

I agree with the others, pass on this.

OK,

So this ended up how?

Total disaster?

The snake didn't really eat the other snake?

Or,,, did the snake die, or did you pass on it or what?

It sounded like a train wreck to begin with but I'm curious as to how everything turned out.

I just read through this entire things and need to hear the end of this story...!

I would also love to see how this turned out. Even if i dont get the end of the story...i did get a good laugh out of this phrasing.

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That is not only a lot of length, but a whole lot of girth.

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Just an update on this one it made it!! It took a whole month of the most disgusting and herrendous smelling waste IMO. It was all water and not a single solid turd. But I am very suprised of the outcome and couldn't be happier. I was going to get rid of it but I have really grown attached to this one haha.http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11...a98d7f55a8.jpg


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Don't worry, Turds are on their way.

If the snake really did eat another snake as long as reported, it will take longer than usual for it to go completely through the digestive system.

I'm very happy that he lived. :)

Thanks for the update!

I'm glad it worked out so far. Your boa looks nice by the way.:)

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11...522a984997.jpg

Here's just another picture it has completely digested it and yeah the snake it ate was the same size! Crazy right?!? It is truly sad that the other didn't make it but damn is that a story to tell haha


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Interesting for sure. Nice outcome as well! I would not feed that boa until the 1st of April. The snake is pretty. The body looks a tad hefty toward the tail which is the area to watch. There is no harm in skipping feeding until spring. You will be happy with the outcome if you wait on food. Best of luck, this is a happy ending so far.

Good looking boa, glad its working out for you.