Dumerils Boa-Feeding Advice

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At 4 feet, he's between 2 and 3 years old, as Dumeril's grow quite a bit slower than other boas. He sounds a bit thin, but not terribly so.

Feed him every 2 weeks in his enclosure

A small rat would be more appropriate, but as long as the mediums aren't substantially larger than the snake's widest girth, the mediums may be ok. The rat should produce a noticeable lump in the snake, but shouldn't persist for more than about 4 days or so.

Give him a couple weeks to settle in before you handle or feed him, and don't handle him for about 48 hours after every feeding.

Oh, and post some pics of him!!!

I agree with everything except for this: "should produce a noticeable lump in the snake, but shouldn't persist for more than about 4 days or so." I believe any boa should not be fed any meal that makes a noticable lump. I tend to feed smaller meals to boas. generally a meal that isnt noticeable at all or just barely. also if it takes 4 days for the lump to disappear it was to large of a meal. imo. Boas especially dumerils have a much slower metabolism than balls or even rtb's. from what i've seen most dumerils seem to peak out around 6 or 7 years old where they just dont seem to grow much at all.