Baby bci

How often should one be fed? 10-14 or more frequent till she gets a little more meat on her bones?

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Honestly, when I had my BCI I fed her on a weekly schedule. I wouldn't do anything less than 7 days though.

OK, 7-10 is what I've got her on now. When should I switch her to 10-14 you think?

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Originally Posted by hypnotixdmp

OK, 7-10 is what I've got her on now. When should I switch her to 10-14 you think?

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In all honesty bro, I'd keep her on the same feeding schdule you had your Anaconda on from when it was small. Now sometimes I'd skip a meal every say 5 feedings or so.

She's been on 10-14 since I got her and she was not little lol. But I have a Hogg island that WAS on 7-10, but now 10-14.

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I'd keep her on a 7-10 until she's got some size on her, then you can stay on a 10 until awhile then if you want switch to a 10-14. It all varies.

About how big though is what I am asking??? lol sorry, just trying to figure it out!

Not knocking you down or anything, but I really like Evenstars replies and am hoping she will chime in here!! lol

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Originally Posted by hypnotixdmp

About how big though is what I am asking??? lol sorry, just trying to figure it out!

Not knocking you down or anything, but I really like Evenstars replies and am hoping she will chime in here!! lol

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I had a BCI that I had until recently. I had her from something like 12 inches until she was 6 1/2 feet. Never had any issues. While Evenstar may keep more boas then I do, the main issue with a boa is that you don't want them to grow too fast. Some refer to this as power feeding, which I'm sure you know. For the first year feed her 7-10 days. Then after the first year you stick to 10 days and after another year or two you can go for 10-14.

I would feed weekly for the first year then I'd go to a 10 day cycle on year two. After that I would still feed every 10 days but I would skip every 5th meal, that way they can clean their system out.

OK, thats what I was trying to figure out is when to switch!!! So shes good on the 7 days till a year, roger!!!

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Originally Posted by hypnotixdmp

OK, thats what I was trying to figure out is when to switch!!! So shes good on the 7 days till a year, roger!!!

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Yea. I've seen people go on a 5 day schedule which is generally frowned upon. I've got ino it with a guy about this a few years ago.

I have my baby bci on 2 hoppers every other week and one every other week. my female dums just got to the larger size of small rats. 70-85g and I moved her to a 10 day. she is about a year old and around 680 grams.

this is how I do all of my boas.

1st shed until 1 year: every 7 days
1 year to 2 years: every 10 days
2+ years old: every 14 days
breeder females get every 10 days for the duration of the pregnancy and for all of the mating season if they eat.
breeder males will also go on a 10 day schedule if they loose weight during mating
some of my animals just seem to gain weight even on a 14 day schedule and those I will feed 14th day then wait 21 days and feed and rotate like that.

honestly you shouldnt need to give a baby 2 prey items. 1 item just large enough to barely leave a slight lump. Really you dont want to see a lump at all but a slight one would be ok.

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Originally Posted by Neal

I had a BCI that I had until recently. I had her from something like 12 inches until she was 6 1/2 feet. Never had any issues. While Evenstar may keep more boas then I do, the main issue with a boa is that you don't want them to grow too fast. Some refer to this as power feeding, which I'm sure you know. For the first year feed her 7-10 days. Then after the first year you stick to 10 days and after another year or two you can go for 10-14.

I would feed weekly for the first year then I'd go to a 10 day cycle on year two. After that I would still feed every 10 days but I would skip every 5th meal, that way they can clean their system out.

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Originally Posted by H.o.F.R

this is how I do all of my boas.

1st shed until 1 year: every 7 days
1 year to 2 years: every 10 days
2+ years old: every 14 days
breeder females get every 10 days for the duration of the pregnancy and for all of the mating season if they eat.
breeder males will also go on a 10 day schedule if they loose weight during mating
some of my animals just seem to gain weight even on a 14 day schedule and those I will feed 14th day then wait 21 days and feed and rotate like that.

honestly you shouldnt need to give a baby 2 prey items. 1 item just large enough to barely leave a slight lump. Really you dont want to see a lump at all but a slight one would be ok.

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All this is pretty darn accurate! H.o.F.R.'s schedule and Neal's schedule above are what I do. Just as a rough idea. The individual snake will dictate too, to a certain extent. I have one baby that is about 8 months old that I feed only every 2 weeks. She is more sensitive and seems to do better with a slower feeding schedule. And I have several 2011's - most of which are on a 2 week schedule, but one that is on the small side so I feed her ever 10 days (not to encourage growth or to powerfeed or any such nonsense. Her prey size is quite small and she just seems to do better being fed a little more frequently). :gj: