How to keep a boa around this size??

[Theartisticgemini]

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Any ideas on how i can keep a female boa around that size. Thanks.

[Theartisticgemini]

And please don't tell me to get a cornsnake or a ball python like the other forums did...lol

My question is simply regarding size.

[redstormlax12]

And please don't tell me to get a cornsnake or a ball python like the other forums did...lol

Honestly, that was sound advice that people gave. Your looking to stunt the snakes growth, which is achieved by starvation.

If you cant deal with the true size of the snake then dont that species. Maybe look into dwarf boas, but BCI females will not stay that size. There is no humane way to keep them that small.

[Egapal]

And please don't tell me to get a cornsnake or a ball python like the other forums did...lol

My question is simply regarding size.

Keeping your Boa around that size is easy. Just starve it. If you don't feed it enough it will stop growing. Keeping things from growing is easy. Like lets say you are a pregnant woman and you want a small baby. Just smoke cigarettes during your pregnancy. Want small feet? Not a problem just bind your feet. Your bones and toes will get dis-formed but your feet will not grow. So don't let other people dissuade you. Just starve your boa and you will be all set. That or get a corn snake or ball python.

[AkHerps]

You can't stop a snake from growing unless you stunt their growth by starving...??? Oh my...

[Kyle@theHeathertoft]

The only way I know of to keep a snake from reaching it's full size potential is to starve it to stunt it's growth. Which, IMO, is cruel and uneccessary...if you like a snake but don't like the size, get something else. I'm sorry, but yeah...if a Boa is too big, consider a smaller constrictor like a Ball.

I adore Reticulated Pythons. I am SO not capable of coping with a snake that big. So I sigh wistfully at the hatchlings and juveniles I see at the local expos, daydream a little, and move on.

[771subliminal]

buy a hog island

[Kyle@theHeathertoft]

You can't stop a snake from growing unless you stunt their growth by starving...??? Oh my...

In a word: Yep.

I work in a pet store and we deal with this "we can control their size" mentality all the time. MAKES ME CRAZY. People think you can get a freaking KOI FISH and keep it in a ten-gallon and expect it to stay small...then they get shocked when their fish gets huge, stresses out from being cramped, gets sick and dies.

Or when people ask that about snakes ("Can I just keep it in a smaller cage? They only grow to the size of the cage, right?" or "If I don't feed them as much they won't grow as much, is that ok?") I used to sugar-coat it and try to politely educate them...to no avail.

Now I have a little pre-rehearsed speech: "I'm sorry, but if you wouldn't starve a Golden Retriever puppy to stunt it's growth, or if you think it's cruel to lock a Golden Retriever puppy in a small cat carrier 24/7, then why would you do that to ANY living being?"

[xdeus]

There are SO many different types of snakes available from a small garter snake to a huge Burm or Retic. Why would anyone want to try and stunt the growth of a snake with so many options available?

[Kyle@theHeathertoft]

There are SO many different types of snakes available from small garter snake to a huge Burm or Retic. Why would anyone want to try and stunt the growth of a snake with so many options available?

Gonna say it now: I COULD NOT AGREE MORE.