Quote Originally Posted by DooLittle View Post
That picture of the wild boa, is definitely obese. I understand every body is going to do their own thing, I'm just offering my opinion. I have never heard anyone say to feed boas by the 10-15% rule. Never. And those very first baby pictures of cloud where you said he was skinny, he did in fact look to be of of a healthy weight then, not skinny. Boas should be boxy shaped, not round. When I first got boas, this is what I read everywhere. As well as was told by a person very well versed and experienced with boas, whose advice I trust completely. And I have been feeding my boas according to that and they are doing fantastic. And still seem to be growing crazy fast. My female will be 2 in May. I'll try to get her out later and get you a full picture, maybe with a foot in it for comparison. And this is a female.
It was a few people, as said, and one person posted a thread on another website of their boas that were on the same rule. Yes, I agree, I thought he was a perfect weight as a baby. The only one I'm kinda skimpy on is that very first one, where he looks very skinny. It could just be the angle, though.

Yes, I would like that.

Would you like a visual representation of the size of food I've given him over the past couple of years? Other than a few hiccups, I have never fed anything bigger around than he is and most were smaller around. He has been looking like he's getting a bit chubby to me lately, but still with that same basic box shape, which is why I'm spacing his feedings out more. I do not plan to feed exclusively rabbits; once I can stock up I'll give him 1 rat to either 2 or 3 rabbits.