Poss Super Salmon

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you won't let him? LOL

ya i get it, you won't feed him much so he stays small - don't necc. agree with that practise, but it's your snake - not mine

he sure is beautiful though. really beautiful. i loooove the colouring!

Basically, it just means we won't feed him more than he needs to be healthy and thrive. I'll continue to feed him every 7 days through his 2nd year and then extend that to 14 days once he gets past his 2nd year. Boas growth rate slows down after their 3rd year, so they don't really need that much food. I also won't increase his prey size larger than a medium rat Vs my females that get Jumbo rats. Sure, you can keep increasing the size of prey to a large rabbit and end up with a 8ft-10ft boa who is more than likely a bit over weight.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with this method of feeding health wise Vs feeding them too much or a lot more than they really need, which is what most owners do unfortunately. Honestly, do you think snakes in the wild eat a specific size rat each Sunday, every Sunday, all year round?

I even let them skip a meal or two each year. My breeding boas during breeding season; they may get a meal 1/4 the size of normal every 3 weeks. A female taking in a Jumbo rat every two weeks may get a medium rat every 2-3 weeks during the gestation period.

Trust me, your boa won't starve if he's kept at a certain prey size or if he misses a meal or two each year.

I do want to add that there is a difference between a healthy controlled feeding schedule or diet if you will Vs feeding a growing baby boa a small mouse once a month for 2yrs.