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    Registered User indigochild's Avatar
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    unusual rate of growth?

    hey guys, i bought this boa a couple of months ago (4 months ago exactly) and she's been growing and growing non-stop! when she first arrived, she was as big as a lighter as in around 2-3 centimeters. and now, her diameter is around 8cm. here are a couple of pics i took :

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    this was captive bred in indonesia and she is doing very well in captivity compared to my guyanan BCC, peruvian BCC and my salmon BCI

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    Re: unusual rate of growth?

    Baby imperators can grow very very fast sometimes- but every snake is different. Looks like you got a little sprouter
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    Re: unusual rate of growth?

    LOL. My friend bought a snake from the same litter too, and we feed our snakes practically at the same time. And mine could litterally eat his

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    Re: unusual rate of growth?

    Well, we have some male BP's, all were hatched at the same time, all hatched relatively the same weight, and I have one who just grew like a weed! He is quite a bit larger than the smallest guy from the same clutch.

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