I was looking at info for RTB husbandry, and ran across this guide on redtailboas.com

http://www.redtailboas.com/general_c...eral_care.html

It has this quote:

How large will my red tail boa constrictor become?

Red tail boas will generally grow to an average length of 7 or 8 feet and can live to ages of 25 to 30 years in captivity. Your actual size will be directly proportional to the amount of feeding. For example, you could feed your boa a smaller sized rodent every two weeks, and the boa may never grow larger than 4 1/2 to 5 feet. On the other hand, if you were to feed aggressively, then your boa may achieve a size of 10 feet or longer. There have been reports of 12 foot boas weighing 80 pounds!

I underlined the part I was curious about.

Is that true? It seems a bit... odd, that a care sheet is recommending you to starve your animal to stunt growth. I mean, if you can't afford to properly house and take care of your animal, you shouldn't own one imho.

Just wondering if others have heard this and their thoughts. I personally would never do this.