Hi I am a new member today but have been checking out your site for a little while now. I just got a new female BP and thanks to info from all of you I have a nice set up for her. We named her Eithne (pronounced Enya) and she is very friendly and we love her already. However, I have a couple of questions that I am hoping you can help me with.
First of all, we got her privately from someone who wanted to breed her but decided she was too small. We do not have any intentions of breeding but I am wondering why she is under only about 2.5 feet long at 3 years of age... I was under the impression that females were usually larger. Also, she has a terrible scar from a burn along her back on the lower half of her body. I was told this happened over 2 years ago. Is there any way that this burn could have caused her growth to slow and if so, has her growth been slowed or is she as big as she is going to get.
I have looked all over the internet but I can't find any info on the aftermath of burns. I can't even figure out how she got burned on top of her back. I read that ball were heat sensitive there and rarely got burned except on their stomachs. Any knowledge anyone has would be appreciated.