Thats not starving when its a boa though.. Wh00h0069 will tell ya. The top boa breeders will say the same thing. The first thing I ever learned about boas (the big boas) is that less is better. They metabolize differently. Once they hit a year old or so, every other week is ideal. 2 years and up, especially the locality dwarf boas, do best on 12 to 16 meals a year. Appropriately sized of course.
A boa fed a rodent the size of the snakes mid section, every week, may look healthy but its mostly fat. (adults, not babies) These will usually not breed well (if at all). A slow fed boa builds muscle. Breeds better. Lives longer.
Its entirely ture. BCC, BCI, BCS etc etc.. Entirely different from other snakes when it comes to feeding.
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