How old is this boa?

[DjBorx]

Hello everyone! I'm just trying to find out how old this boa is. The seller told me that it hatched this year, but could not be more specific... I know that it's very difficult to guess their age since their growth depends on their eating habits but thought that maybe you experts are able to let me know.

From what I found comparing with other young boas online, this one looks quite big for even 8 months which is the oldest she should be (since she was born this year).

Any thoughts?

Thanks so much!

[piedlover79]

Sorry but really no one is going to be able to give you anything better than a wild guess. I've had yearlings that are twice the size of thier cohorts.

[Sonny1318]

Young, looks under six months to me. But it's a guess at best.

[DjBorx]

Yeah, that's what I thought... I guess I'll just pretend she is around 8 months old

[DjBorx]

Sorry but really no one is going to be able to give you anything better than a wild guess. I've had yearlings that are twice the size of thier cohorts.

Yeah, that's what I thought... I guess I'll just pretend she is around 8 months old

[DjBorx]

Young, looks under six to nine months to me. But it's a guess at best.

oh ok! This is good feedback! I know they are just guesses but I'll take it! I really thought she looked big for 8 months, so I'm glad to see you disagree!

[piedlover79]

Some just get big fast.

[Eavlynn]

My Sophia is 5 months today, and a bit bigger than your baby. Where as my Sonia is 7 or so months and almost the exact same size haha.

[John1982]

how old this boa is. The seller told me that it hatched this year

Well, since we now know the seller didn't produce this snake, it's near impossible to tell you the age. Assuming she's been on a proper feeding regimen, I reckon she's somewhere in the 2015/2016 range of things.

[Gio]

Hello everyone! I'm just trying to find out how old this boa is. The seller told me that it hatched this year, but could not be more specific... I know that it's very difficult to guess their age since their growth depends on their eating habits but thought that maybe you experts are able to let me know.

From what I found comparing with other young boas online, this one looks quite big for even 8 months which is the oldest she should be (since she was born this year).

Any thoughts?

Thanks so much!

Am I reading this correctly? The seller told you it "hatched" this year?

I hope those were not the exact words of the person who sold you that animal. Boas are born live and not from an egg.

It is a nice looking snake, actually very pretty, yet it is impossible to tell the age. Feeding and husbandry are the biggest factors in a boa's growth. The person who had it in possession prior to your pickup may have been feeding light to save money and little mice or rats on their end which isn't bad as boas are typically overfed and most breeders tend feed to animals they will be selling or shipping on the light side.. The boa could be from small parents or have some genetics from smaller boas in it's lineage. There unfortunately, is not a concrete answer here.

If you were told this is a "common" boa, I'd guess it is under a year to a year old.

Please clarify that you were not really told this snake "hatched".

That seller is questionable if you were really told that.