My first Boa

True Joanna. The only negative I can think of is that without enough heat, they can easily get an RI. Its hard to find a stressed colombian(notice the spelling, They come from COLOMBIA not COLUMBIA). lol As long as they have a cage correct temps and enough food, they are usually very healthy and a joy to keep. Since almost all will readily take f/t rats, I would order frozen since buying live for a large boa will get expensive unless you have a local supplier of XL-XXXL rats

I have some small frozen mice left over from when my ball was smaller.

I guess giant was an exaggerration, but to me anything that reaches 10 feet is rather big. :P

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Originally Posted by Grim91Z

I have some small frozen mice left over from when my ball was smaller.

I guess giant was an exaggerration, but to me anything that reaches 10 feet is rather big. :P

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Good luck. Rats seem to be a better meal for boas and he is likely to switch to rats easier at a younger age than when he gets older. Get him on rats and you'll see a growth spurt

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Originally Posted by Pork Chops N' Corn Bread

Good luck. Rats seem to be a better meal for boas and he is likely to switch to rats easier at a younger age than when he gets older. Get him on rats and you'll see a growth spurt

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Good idea. I'm gonna switch my ball to rats anyway.

BTW: Do frozen mice expire? I've had these for 4 months anyway.

What a looker, I love the silver phase! :D

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Originally Posted by Grim91Z

BTW: Do frozen mice expire? I've had these for 4 months anyway.

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There are mixed oppinions on the topic. If they are vacume packed, they are ok for about a year IMO. Some people say that the vitamins start to break down after 4 months or something but I have seen no evidence to prove it so I say 1 year. If they start to get white spots on them or they bust open when you are thawing them out, they are bad. You can tell a bad rat from a good one.

i live in san diego so if you need any emergency help pm me and i will give you my # and we can see if we can figure out what is wrong. a vet aloways has there place, but i aloways say there is no need to go see a vet that is just going to tell you what you allready know. like a ri or easy stuff like that.

matt
i hope i dont come of like tom cruse when he was on the oprah winfree show. ( if you know what i am talking about this is funny)

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Originally Posted by Pork Chops N' Corn Bread

There are mixed oppinions on the topic. If they are vacume packed, they are ok for about a year IMO. Some people say that the vitamins start to break down after 4 months or something but I have seen no evidence to prove it so I say 1 year. If they start to get white spots on them or they bust open when you are thawing them out, they are bad. You can tell a bad rat from a good one.

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Bust open? That must be interesting to see.

@fish21, there is nothing wrong with this Boa. :confused:

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i live in san diego so if you need any emergency help pm me and i will give you my # and we can see if we can figure out what is wrong. a vet aloways has there place, but i aloways say there is no need to go see a vet that is just going to tell you what you allready know. like a ri or easy stuff like that.

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RI's are easy? I'm not sure I completely agree with this statement. Sorry Matt.