Quote Originally Posted by purplemuffin View Post
I know a guy who has a few females who stayed at the 6.5-7ft range. How old is the girl? Most growth is of course during the first year of life, and they slow down a little after that..monster size is not all that common!
Glad someone else mentioned it first because I didn't want to speak out of school, but I have also been told that the first 3 years a re the growth years. I've heard that you can (for lack of a better term) power feed during this time and get them up big, or just keep them on a normal regular feeding schedule and get them to their standard 6-7 feet and then switch to maintenance feeding to keep them at their size.

I've also been told that getting boas on guinea pigs or rabbits isn't recommended. I guess rats are and should be good enough for the duration. I don't know if it has to do with the digestive tract being able to handle such large prey items or what. I also know several people who do feed their boas large prey items with no adverse affects. I keep mine on a regular feeding schedule (once every seven days)