boa help

[boalover]

thanks for all the help guys is gettimg it sexed a good idea all the guy at the shop did was look at the tail an said i am sure its a male

No one knows for sure except the breeder. Generally, if it did have dwarf, it would list the % like 66% hog island Colombian or 75% caulker cay Colombian. If you really want to know how they do it, do a search for super dwarf or dwarf reticulated pythons and breeders will explain how it works. Its basically you take a mom with X amount of dwarf or super dwarf blood and a dad with X amount and breed those. Then you come out with babies that would be the combined. Then breed those higher % super dwarfs or dwarfs back to mom and then those new offspring will have X amount more of super dwarf or dwarf blood. Its all confusing to me as I don't breed but if you read on it, you can figure it out.

And being that your snake looks BCI to me and you don't know the sex, just guess you could end up with a 10ft snake but probably more like a 5-8ft snake. There is no guaranteed way to sex them I know of other than watching them do the wild thing You could have a vet pop it or probe it or if you know someone or breeder who can do it. But unless they know what they are doing, they can actually hurt the snake so I'd be cautious.

[bcr229]

thanks for all the help guys is gettimg it sexed a good idea all the guy at the shop did was look at the tail an said i am sure its a male

Was this the same guy who said it was a dwarf cross?

FWIW I've been given several "male" snakes that have laid eggs...

[boalover]

Was this the same guy who said it was a dwarf cross?

FWIW I've been given several "male" snakes that have laid eggs...

yep its the same guy who said it was a dwarf cross a now confused if it will get bigger then 6 foot an if its gonna eat rabbits

[bcr229]

Why the hang-up about eating rabbits? Even large female boas can do just fine for life on jumbo rats, unless you want to feed rabbits. And it doesn't matter whether your boa is male or female, if it's only a year old now it'll be years before it would need larger prey than a jumbo rat.

[boalover]

Why the hang-up about eating rabbits? Even large female boas can do just fine for life on jumbo rats, unless you want to feed rabbits. And it doesn't matter whether your boa is male or female, if it's only a year old now it'll be years before it would need larger prey than a jumbo rat.

the rabbit thing is becouse i have seen 4ft dwarf boas eating rabbits an my 3ft is on medium soon to be large rats if i get u pics of the tail can u try sex it also man how quick do thye grow was windering when he will get 4ft an also when he needs large rat

[bcr229]

the rabbit thing is becouse i have seen 4ft dwarf boas eating rabbits an my 3ft is on medium soon to be large rats if i get u pics of the tail can u try sex it also man how quick do thye grow was windering when he will get 4ft an also when he needs large rat

S/he needs to be given a feeder as wide around as the body is at the widest point, every 2-3 weeks. Boas grow at different rates.

No one can sex a snake from a picture, it has to be popped or probed.

[boalover]

S/he needs to be given a feeder as wide around as the body is at the widest point, every 2-3 weeks. Boas grow at different rates.

No one can sex a snake from a picture, it has to be popped or probed.

how can i pop or probe it is it hard to do it an is he big for 1 year

[artgecko]

My boa is about 2 now and is still on small rats. Like bcr said, if they prey item is bigger around than the snake, it's too big. You will need to find someone that can probe it for you (an experienced snake keeper or breeder). I think popping is harder on larger snakes and you are more likely to hurt the snake. It is almost certainly a Bci... Bccs are rarer and more expensive. Other than that, I don't have much to offer you.

[boalover]

My boa is about 2 now and is still on small rats. Like bcr said, if they prey item is bigger around than the snake, it's too big. You will need to find someone that can probe it for you (an experienced snake keeper or breeder). I think popping is harder on larger snakes and you are more likely to hurt the snake. It is almost certainly a Bci... Bccs are rarer and more expensive. Other than that, I don't have much to offer you.

am confused the guy who sold it said it was a male that would only get 4-5 foot and other places say diffrent like 7-9 foot also does anybody know were i can probe it i fed him a large rat yestaday and he refused to eat

[calmolly1]

Was the rat the same size as your snakes belly in diameter? If it was bigger than your snake is around the than it was too big and is probably why he didn't take it. You can put your fingers around the middle so when your checking feeders make sure they aren't bigger than that. Forcing too large prey is dangerous to your snake. It could cause a regurg. Not good.


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