How often should I be feeding a 2 1/2 year old red tail?

[Evenstar]

I think Gus and Vin are best friends or if not very close friends.

Jonathan Brady of Deviant Constrictors also has some good info in his blogs about feeding, and type of prey. http://www.deviantconstrictors.com/b...r-my-boas.html

There is also a great post by Gus on Redtailboa.net that explains proper feeding and size. Longer living boas are the biggest he says.

The message was power feeding makes them big fast but they die early and never reach their true potential size.

Lean, muscular and long snakes are the goal.

I think the idea of conservative feeding is the best approach and agree Gus is in need of a little update on his web page. I think he does it all himself and that can be hard to do when making the snakes the main priority. It's still one of, if not my favorite boa page.

Apologies I did not know we were talking about baby boas here I was thinking a mature snake.

Oh no worries - I totally agree with you!! And yes, Gus and Vin are long-term friends and business partners. I like Gus's page too, despite needing a few updates. He has a lot of really good info there including some breeding tips and more specific care information. More than what many other breeders include.

I think boas, in general, can handle larger prey than what we usually recommend. The thing is, newer keepers tend to overfeed. And boas can pack on poundage more quickly than other species thanks to their slower metabolisms. So conservative feeding is like erring on the side of caution - feed less so you don't accidentally feed too much. But since they do so much better when slow-grown, it's beneficial on multiple levels.