new boa owner

i just got my boa about 2 week ago and was told its a late cb11 (BCI).i weighed him/her today and she is only 145g,is this normal?

it eats fine and looks healthy.

Congrats! I love boas!

That sounds a little small to me, but if she's healthy and eating you have nothing to worry about!

Do you have any pictures to share? :D

I got my little albino girl in November '11 (unknown birth date) at roughly ~150 grams and now she's about 300 so they grow at different rates (as you can see mine is a slow grower). As mentioned as long as it's eating and otherwise healthy I wouldn't worry.

Congrats on the boa!

I can't really say as far as growth size, I am new to boas too. We got ours about a month ago at a few weeks old and 50 grams. He is just a little baby. I am planning on weighing him again this weekend, so not sure how much he has grown yet. I have heard that boas grow much slower than bps. They also metabolize much slower. As long as he is eating and healthy like others have said too, I wouldn't worry to much. Congrats on your boa, they are awesome!! :gj:

thanks for all your replys.ile chill a bit more now :)

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Aww, what a cutie!!

S/he looks perfectly healthy to me. :gj:

I'm a sucker for boas, and yours is especially adorable :P Such a beautiful little thing!

My male BCI was small too. I think the males especially are a bit slower to put on weight. Keep in mind that that is actually a good thing as long as your baby is eating. Don't overfeed - stick to a 7 day schedule even at his size. :gj:

He's a real cutie!! Congrats!

Nice little boa! They are prob the best pet snake. Shhhhh don't let my bps hear me say that.

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Nice little boa! They are prob the best pet snake. Shhhhh don't let my bps hear me say that.

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Lol, don't tell mine either! I do have my fav bps, but absolutely love my boa. Poor guy doesn't have a name yet either... :(

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:welcome: to the Boaddiction. Boas will do good on a 7 day feeding schedule for about their first year or so. Once they get into small and medium rats, a 10 day schedule will be fine. If it gets big enough for larger prey such as large+ rats, rabbits, etc, then I would go with a 14 day schedule.

Boas do grow slower than BP's, and it seems that they tend to add length a little quicker than girth...

Ok, weighed my guy last night. 64 grams after about a month here. This was three days after a meal. So 14 grams in a month. This is our first boa, so not sure if that is average growth rate for them or what. But maybe it will give you an idea.

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Edit... Huge dump today, need to weigh again...lol

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hahaha :D

Congrats on the cute one.

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Ok, weighed my guy last night. 64 grams after about a month here. This was three days after a meal. So 14 grams in a month. This is our first boa, so not sure if that is average growth rate for them or what. But maybe it will give you an idea.

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That sounds perfectly normal. He and you are doing fine! :gj:

Congrats! Yours is cute a can be. I really love my boa girl.