David EATS Goliath! (video)

[CloudtheBoa]

i just read the article and thread, both very interesting. Let me throw this at you (and everyone else): My understanding is that my boa is at an age of major growth (almost 2 years old) and that 10 - 14 days between relatively big meals (right around the size of the mid body) is healthy up until sexual maturity is reached (5 years or so), at which point 3 weeks to a month between meals is sufficient. What do we think? Also, regarding the metabolic processes involved with digestion - is there any correlation in time between deification and preparedness for the next meal? Irwin poops 7 days after a meal like clockwork, this seems like a good thing (as Scatman said, "Ya' gotta keep regular if you want to be happy!") but i really dont know.
And let me ask a newbie question, how the hell can i tell if my snake is hungry? I am slowly learning his communication cues, at this point all i can really read is "I am pissed off" and "I am not pissed off". OK OK, in all seriousness, i do feel like i am getting a feel for his subtler moods, but hunger is tricky.

I always feed on a schedule, to ensure the snake is getting time for their organs to return to a normal state and stay there for a bit. Even feeding my boa a large rat every 4-5 weeks and fasting him 90 days, he's still getting more food than he would in the wild, but spacing it out like that is much healthier.

Until he turns 3, yes, 10-14 days is appropriate. But as Sauzo mentioned, I would err closer to 14 days than 10 days with that size of a meal. It's not overly large, but it's not something I personally would feed my boas of his age every feeding. The older they are, the smaller the bulge you want to see.

Males reach sexual maturity at 18 months, and reach physical maturity at 5-6 years, maybe even up to 9 years. Females reach sexual maturity at 4 years, and physical maturity at 5-6, up to 9 years.