boa help

[boalover]

hey guys i have a common boa thats 3 or. 3 an a half foot and a small rainbow boa almost 3 foot less then a year old i was wondering how fast they will grow and how bad the bites will be when full and at diffrent sizes as the common has alrady got me once also how fast will they grow since i have not had the common along time an its almost 4 foot i was told he is male but i cant be sure he is on medium rats an i only had him a few months also any advice on tameing them would be usefull

[boalover]

hey guys i have a common boa thats 3 or. 3 an a half foot and a small rainbow boa almost 3 foot less then a year old i was wondering how fast they will grow and how bad the bites will be when full and at diffrent sizes as the common has alrady got me once also how fast will they grow since i have not had the common along time an its almost 4 foot i was told he is male but i cant be sure he is on medium rats an i only had him a few months also any advice on tameing them would be usefull

anyone?

[MrSnake21]

hey guys i have a common boa thats 3 or. 3 an a half foot and a small rainbow boa almost 3 foot less then a year old i was wondering how fast they will grow and how bad the bites will be when full and at diffrent sizes as the common has alrady got me once also how fast will they grow since i have not had the common along time an its almost 4 foot i was told he is male but i cant be sure he is on medium rats an i only had him a few months also any advice on tameing them would be usefull

I have a 4 1/2 foot albino bci.. They do grow fairly quickly.. As far as taming goes handle it a lot.. With bites mine never bit me so idk.. Here is a pic you can see. When I got her to now.. She is around 2 yrs old

[boalover]

I have a 4 1/2 foot albino bci.. They do grow fairly quickly.. As far as taming goes handle it a lot.. With bites mine never bit me so idk.. Here is a pic you can see. When I got her to now.. She is around 2 yrs old

thanks amy imfo is good how big will my male get he is on medium rats an i was told he was almost a year a few month back also when will he need large an jumbo rats an will he eat rabbits

[bcr229]

No one can say when a particular snake will be taking a particular size feeder. A male boa on medium rats would get fed every 14 days. I have 3-4 year old males taking large rats, they get one every 21 days. My biggest female is five years old and seven feet, she's on a jumbo rat every 3-4 weeks.

An appropriate sized feeder is as large around as the boa at its widest point, there should be a minimal lump after the snake eats.

MrSnake21's boa is in good weight, note the square body shape. BCI should never be round or even pleasingly plump like a ball python, as fatty liver disease will shorten their lifespan considerably.

The BRB should be fed slightly smaller meals than the BCI, they are known as "slender boas" and should never be heavy-bodied. They must be maintained at cooler temperatures than BCI and pythons, and as a result they digest slowly. My adult male is on a small rat every 10-14 days since I have no plans to breed him this year, last year he was on medium rats in the fall to get a touch more weight on him before I started the fasting/cooling process.

As for settling them down, I would handle each gently for up to 15 minutes each day, except for feeding day and the three days after so you don't induce a stress regurge. As you noted the little nips from a small snake aren't a big deal, but they're not fun if the snake hasn't settled down when it grows up.

Make sure when the snake is out that it is well-supported so it's not fearful of falling, and you may have to distract it by giving it something soft and safe to strike at, such as a roll of paper towels, while you scoop it up from behind.

Make sure it is calm when you put it back so they don't learn that biting = going back to the enclosure.

[boalover]

the brb is on medium mice and was wondering if he will thicken out and was wondering how big the diffrence beetween large and medium rats is also about bites a nip from the big one is not good how bad do they get i have loads kf questions so i am asking bit at a time

No one can say when a particular snake will be taking a particular size feeder. A male boa on medium rats would get fed every 14 days. I have 3-4 year old males taking large rats, they get one every 21 days. My biggest female is five years old and seven feet, she's on a jumbo rat every 3-4 weeks.

An appropriate sized feeder is as large around as the boa at its widest point, there should be a minimal lump after the snake eats.

MrSnake21's boa is in good weight, note the square body shape. BCI should never be round or even pleasingly plump like a ball python, as fatty liver disease will shorten their lifespan considerably.

The BRB should be fed slightly smaller meals than the BCI, they are known as "slender boas" and should never be heavy-bodied. They must be maintained at cooler temperatures than BCI and pythons, and as a result they digest slowly. My adult male is on a small rat every 10-14 days since I have no plans to breed him this year, last year he was on medium rats in the fall to get a touch more weight on him before I started the fasting/cooling process.

As for settling them down, I would handle each gently for up to 15 minutes each day, except for feeding day and the three days after so you don't induce a stress regurge. As you noted the little nips from a small snake aren't a big deal, but they're not fun if the snake hasn't settled down when it grows up.

Make sure when the snake is out that it is well-supported so it's not fearful of falling, and you may have to distract it by giving it something soft and safe to strike at, such as a roll of paper towels, while you scoop it up from behind.

Make sure it is calm when you put it back so they don't learn that biting = going back to the enclosure.

[Sauzo]

If its a BCI male, it will probably top out around 5-6ft. Females around 7-8ft. As for growth, they go through spurts. My BCI girl is just over 1.5 years old and she is between 5-6ft. A bite from a full grown one im sure would hurt like hell but my girl has never bitten once and I had since she was 8 weeks old. She did strike at me when she was younger but not with an open mouth, she more or less just hit me with her nose because I scared her and reached into her cage from the front and over her head so was my fault. Now that she is older, she isn't head shy at all and actually likes to have her head pet. You just got to handle them a lot. I usually always take my girl out and let her drape on me while I do stuff around the house or cook something to eat although I have to be extra careful during that so she doesn't get burnt or hurt. The more you handle, the tamer they become and some like mine seem to actually like the interaction. Snakes never stop growing completely, they just slow down a lot after around 2-3 years I'd guess. During the first year is the fastest.

[boalover]

If its a BCI male, it will probably top out around 5-6ft. Females around 7-8ft. As for growth, they go through spurts. My BCI girl is just over 1.5 years old and she is between 5-6ft. A bite from a full grown one im sure would hurt like hell but my girl has never bitten once and I had since she was 8 weeks old. She did strike at me when she was younger but not with an open mouth, she more or less just hit me with her nose because I scared her and reached into her cage from the front and over her head so was my fault. Now that she is older, she isn't head shy at all and actually likes to have her head pet. You just got to handle them a lot. I usually always take my girl out and let her drape on me while I do stuff around the house or cook something to eat although I have to be extra careful during that so she doesn't get burnt or hurt. The more you handle, the tamer they become and some like mine seem to actually like the interaction. Snakes never stop growing completely, they just slow down a lot after around 2-3 years I'd guess. During the first year is the fastest.

how do i know if its a rtb a bci or bcc as the shop just said its hypo breed with common an dwarf so i dno if its drawf i kmow it wud top at 4 ft but its almost 4ft in less then a year

[boalover]

how do i know if its a rtb a bci or bcc as the shop just said its hypo breed with common an dwarf so i dno if its drawf i kmow it wud top at 4 ft but its almost 4ft in less then a year

bit more info for above never met parents but was told they were 7 foot an a good 6 foot male atleast on average so cant be dwarf i dnt think

[boalover]

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