Interesting read about boa & python feeding.

[Fraido]

I get that, I just got the implication from the Boa Rant post that you are a terrible owner and shouldn't own a boa if you don't have a GTB or ETB type enclosure for your average boa.. I like for them to have space and all, but as I've seen, they do perfectly fine without the height and most people don't give them that. 😛 At least the hardcore hobbyists don't.

My boa's still a young, small girl. She's 3 and a halfish years old, and maybe about the size of a typical central boa?

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[cristacake]

Where even is this "boa rant"? I don't see it anywhere on the page linked.

[JodanOrNoDan]

I'm curious... Does anyone here have a ball python over ten years old that has been always fed weekly minus the yearly hunger hunger strike?

[Dave Green]

I'm curious... Does anyone here have a ball python over ten years old that has been always fed weekly minus the yearly hunger hunger strike?

I have a 14 year old female that eats every week unless she is gravid. She was a picky eater her first couple years but she eats every week now without any fasts.

[JodanOrNoDan]

I have a 14 year old female that eats every week unless she is gravid. She was a picky eater her first couple years but she eats every week now without any fasts.

Thanks Dave. Anyone else? I haven't been at this long enough for my opinion to be worth much. My oldest is five. That said I really have a hard time imagining mine eating themselves to death. With the exception of one male I have they all seem to decide when enough is enough. I succumbed to the desire to get one of mine up to weight fast once. She ate willingly for a couple weeks but one day decided she wasn't playing any more and refused to eat for another couple weeks. Oddly enough the math worked out that she ate the same amount she would have if I offered at the normal rate. I have no idea about boas or other pythons for that matter.

[Fraido]

Where even is this "boa rant"? I don't see it anywhere on the page linked.

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[cristacake]

Thanks for providing that post! I honestly don't disagree with them though. Especially seeing some of the breeder tubs that people keep their adults in. I feel animals that would climb often in the wild should be allowed to climb whenever they want/need to in captivity. Everyone has different opinions on conditions of captivity versus the wild environmental conditions though, not trying to argue. But I don't think they're being unfair

[Fraido]

No problem, haha. I just don't like the "you're stupid and a bad owner if you don't do this" attitude I got when reading it. I do think that many enclosures should have some more size, but the larger boas seem to be so lazy.

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[bcr229]

Sigh. BCI do not need UV light to be healthy.

My adult BCI are in 4'x30"x18" enclosures. They have hides (restaurant bus tubs) and spend most of their time under their hides.

Do they climb? Yes, and they're very good at it. I also give mine lots of opportunities to do so, either a small tree in the front yard during good weather, or on a sturdy bannister for the staircase if it's cold outside.

[EL-Ziggy]

Interesting article. I'd like to see more scientific data. I don't keep boas, and my carpets are younger, but I generally feed my older snakes every 10-14 days. They're on more of a healthy maintenance diet than a growth oriented feeding cycle.