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    Just got my first Red tail

    Hey I just picked up my first redtail boa I will get some pics up soon but probably not until tomorrow. next I was wondering if you guys have any tips I have my bp and I can tell that the boas are way less stressed than bps I named him Tiberius.
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    Congrats! Boa's are awesome, we love ours. He is a complete puppy dog. And yes, they don't stress like a bp.

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    congrats!!!!!!!!!!!

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    good name. allusion to roman history or star trek?

    boas are great. as soon as I can invest in more space I'm looking to pick up at least one or two more.

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    Well Idk if its to either my fiance just called him that and it stuck. I think that she was refering to Star Trek but I like to think of him as the Ceasar.
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    Congrats, boas are awesome animals!

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    Congrats! But you know our rules..."pics or it didn't happen!!"

    My boas have AWESOME feeding responses!

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    Congrats!! Can't wait to see pics!

    Here's my tip for you since I see a lot of people who tend to overfeed their boas. Not sure how old yours is, but I'll assume he's a baby or at least fairly young.

    Do NOT feed him more than once a week!! Even babies should only be fed every 7 days. And they do not need a large prey item - one that will make a TINY bulge once swallowed is plenty big enough. It is better to feed something too small rather than too large.

    Boas have a real tendancy to get overweight and overfeeding can cause other issues too. So feed once every 7 days until he's about 1000 grams or so then go to every 10 days.
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    super jealous i cant wait to get a boa. Congrats
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    yeah I bought it and the girl who breeds them told me hes eating hoppers once a week. she even got out her 8ft+ redtail and let me hold him sucker is heavy.
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