Is my boa too thin?

[Evenstar]

Ok from the sounds of it my prey items have been small. I will probably just get rid of these fuzzies on a five day schedule and then bump up the size of the rats and go back to seven days

Do NOT do this. Just up the prey size as Kinra and Doolittle suggested and stick to one a week. Every 7 days is perfectly fine and most appropriate for boas. They are not balls and should not be fed like them. Many breeders only feed neonate boas every 10 days right from the start. Once a week is fine. If you want to get rid of the fuzzies, just finish feeding them to her on a 7 day schedule and up the prey size when they're gone. She will be perfectly fine.


Short answer: NO, your boa is not too thin.

[ididnessie]

Kind of off topic here but after reading all the comments here I have not come to notice that most boas seem to be shedding about every three months.. Mine is shedding about once a month.. Is that normal? I am not sure how old she is but she is rat fuzzies on a seven day schedule just like his and looks to be around the same size.. Is that normal and okay?

[Martin_Jr]

I think its perfect; Looks just like mine.


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[Evenstar]

Kind of off topic here but after reading all the comments here I have not come to notice that most boas seem to be shedding about every three months.. Mine is shedding about once a month.. Is that normal? I am not sure how old she is but she is rat fuzzies on a seven day schedule just like his and looks to be around the same size.. Is that normal and okay?

Should be fine. My babies usually shed about every 6 weeks. They will shed more frequently if they are in a growth spurt.

[abrunsen]

Haha ok. Final answer is every seven days. I will stay with that. Thanks everyone.

[Jason Bowden]

Kind of off topic here but after reading all the comments here I have not come to notice that most boas seem to be shedding about every three months.. Mine is shedding about once a month.. Is that normal? I am not sure how old she is but she is rat fuzzies on a seven day schedule just like his and looks to be around the same size.. Is that normal and okay?

Not out of the ordinary. Some grow a lot faster than others.