Wait I thought the boa was 4'+? That length would at guessing be about 2 years old. The problem with guessing age on length is it is inaccurate at best. BCI go through growth spurts and rats generally will cause them to grow faster. The only way to truly know the age is to talk to the breeder, otherwise it is just a guesstimate at best. I'm surprised ASPCA actually had a snake as they are one of the heavy hitters who are against all exotic animals as pets, snakes included. But bottom line, at 4'+, I would guess 2 years old if fed normal, maybe a little older if fed conservatively. So I would drop him to a small rat every 2 weeks. If you notice him starting to get fat, drop the feeding times down to maybe every 3 weeks. Remember you want your boa to have a nice bread loaf shape to him, not round like a python. Although I guess some hypo boas do get kind of a rounder appearance but are still healthy but general rule of thumb is boas should look like loaves of bread in shape and pythons are more of a round shape.
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