New Addtion: My first boa!! Have some questions

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I would only feed her every 2 weeks. 10 days is more of a recommendation for youngsters. And you dont want to feed anything that will leave a noticeable lump. Boas have a slower metabolism, and too frequent/large feeding isnt good for them. Boas shouldn't be round, they should have a lean/muscular/boxey shape. Part of the biting is probably from not being handled. She probably just needs to be worked with. Do you have any pictures? Here is a good body shot of one of mine for comparison. This pic is a couple weeks old, I weighed her a couple days ago, and she was 902 grams, and just over a year old.

Totally agree with this. Feeding every 10 days might be too much of a shock to her system. And be sure to keep the prey sizes on the small side - not only because it's better for boas in general, but you actually need to be careful to not over do things at the moment.


Also, I am fairly certain she will calm down once she a) gets used to being handled and b) she isn't so hungry anymore.


Good luck and keep us posted!