getting a little nasty... PLEASE HELP.

Mike, think back to the long ago. Maybe not so long for you, but bear with me.

Back in the days when Mom still fed you, before you struck out on your own, when you not only could but did on a regular basis eat TWO large pizzas on your own, by yourself, before you'd go home for dinner.

Teenagers, mostly boys in the human species but particularly girls with Boas, NEED FOOD IN QUANTITIES.

She may grow faster, she may get a tad pudgy, but for the next few months I'd just feed her what she wants. A couple maybe even three mediums. You could try a large rat but several mediums will sit better once she eats them.

Once she hits the 6 foot range she'll slow down and then you can feed her larger prey items less often.

My two big girls now only eat every couple of weeks but they'll take large meals, 2 or 3 breeder size rats for the 7 footer and at least 3 breeders or a nice fat bunny for the 9 footer.

I've raised a fair number of boas and what you're describing are growing pains given that everything else in her set up is spot on.

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Originally Posted by wilomn

Mike, think back to the long ago. Maybe not so long for you, but bear with me.

Back in the days when Mom still fed you, before you struck out on your own, when you not only could but did on a regular basis eat TWO large pizzas on your own, by yourself, before you'd go home for dinner.

Teenagers, mostly boys in the human species but particularly girls with Boas, NEED FOOD IN QUANTITIES.

She may grow faster, she may get a tad pudgy, but for the next few months I'd just feed her what she wants. A couple maybe even three mediums. You could try a large rat but several mediums will sit better once she eats them.

Once she hits the 6 foot range she'll slow down and then you can feed her larger prey items less often.

My two big girls now only eat every couple of weeks but they'll take large meals, 2 or 3 breeder size rats for the 7 footer and at least 3 breeders or a nice fat bunny for the 9 footer.

I've raised a fair number of boas and what you're describing are growing pains given that everything else in her set up is spot on.

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Got it. Would you say that the setup I explained is spot on?

Here are some pics from today... She spends the great majority of her time in either one of the hides. Like I said earlier tho, lately she has spent a lot of time sitting on top of one of the hides in "strike mode" (the venomous snake labels are to scare away burglars by the way :gj: ) Hard to see in the pics, but she is definitely a little fatter then usual.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...a/DSC01415.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...a/DSC01418.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...a/DSC01417.jpg

The tank is three feet long so I guess that would make her about 3 1/2 feet or so.

Her hide are.....not so hidey. Get something opaque or cover them with something so she is hidden.

She's got some FINE yellow on her. 2 or 3 meds is what I'd feed her were she mine.

The rest looks good.

Just take them as they are, snakes do all have other caracters.. I got a couple boas witch always strike at me, and i started to like them just about that as well...

More feeding isnt nescacery, she eats enough allready... I would even advise to feed a bigger boa less, but thats a whole other discussion...

My advise is just to take them as they are :) I even love the b*tches more :rolleye2: