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    Our first Red Tail..

    Our first boa..we have pythons (balls/albino burmese) we got this beauty from a local reputable pet shop..he said the boa was a military man that was getting deployed..
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    The pet shop owner said the red tail was 6 months old and the owner was "power feeding" it..
    My question is...how long and heavy can these snakes get from hatchling to 6 months old..i don't think this boa is 6 months old but i might be mistaken..

    this might work..don't know how to post a pic but she is roughly 4-5ft and heavy..haven't weighed her yet.
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    Oh and how can i tell if she is a BCC or a BCI

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    She looks pretty big to be 6 months old. Also she is most likely a BCI, her saddles are round ) ( unlike a BCC saddles which are peaked } {. Congrats and best of luck with her.
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    That's huge at 6 months.
    Maybe she does have BCC in her..? If so, i would still thinks she is huge for 6 months.
    I have a female BCI that's smaller than her at 3ish years old.

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    Awesome pick up! IMO there no way that thing is 6 months old.

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    Beautiful. But I also think no way 6 months. I would guess a couple years. I would also guess BCI, due to saddles.

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    Yeah i kinda thought she was huge for 6 months..any way to tell age...and i reckon she is not full grown

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    Maybe it was that the army guy had her for 6 months.,,?

    I would guess anywhere around 2-4 years old. If he really was "power feeding" she might be on the younger side.

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    Thank y'all very much for the replies...That could be to..i love her temperment..and she appears very healthy.and boy o boy does she like to climb :eek:. just trying to get an idea how big she might get..cause I'm gone to build a custom terrarium for her

    The pet shop owner said he was feeding her 2 small rats every 2 weeks..i don't think i agree with that..i think I'm gone to use a 1 medium or slightly bigger rat every 10 days..she just ate 7 days ago so i gone offer food Friday or Saturday...

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    At that size she could eat every two weeks just fine, imo. Boas have slower metabolism, they don't need to eat as often as a ball.

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