Photos of Ludo since we're just hanging out together...

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He'll be 2 in May and I'm a slow feeder. He's just now bumped to smalls for the last couple meals every 2 weeks. His girth has began to fill in and I expect some length to add on with the next shed. I don't expect him to be large at all. I was a bit surprised at the slow growth. Everyone tells you and you read it everywhere, but it's just not the same til you witness first hand I think. Oddly enough before I got him and really increased my preparation research I thought boas were these huge snakes and I was taking a brave leap from my bp lol! He's healthy and that's all that matters!

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Really nice little boy!

I too recently got a BCI, Behira. She's a female Ivory Ghost, het moonglow, born June 2016. I have zero plans to breed though.

I did a lot of research as well, and totally agree that slow growth is the way to go! Behira is about 700G now and is eating small rats (I give 60-70G rats even though she could easily eat bigger) every two weeks.

I love her personality, beauty, and it's cool that she will be a big snake, without being crazy huge!

As stated earlier in the thread, males (usually) are quite a bit smaller than the females. More like a large BP female, or bigger, but not monsters. I have heard that males are usually 4-6FT and much less girth than the females who can more easily get 6-8FT. It does take a long time to get there if you are feeding properly though.

I posted the other day in Behira's thread that I saw an adult female BCI up close for the first time the other day. Not sure how she is going from 700G to 5,000-7,000 grams, as she doesn't seem super small now, but I know she will. Good thing I have the proper enclosure already and we are growing together. This way, it's not like I just brought home a 7FT snake. We will know each other pretty well when she is a big girl.

Still I had never considered a Boa because I heard they got huge. Yes, BCC's can be 10FT more easily, but BCI's not so much. I wanted a male, but Behira stole our (my fiancé was involved in picking her as well) heart. Males seem to be more manageable size wise, but Behira is a total puppy dog, so not too concerned. The biggest snakes I had before Behira were a female BP and male corn snake. So, big jump!

Good luck with your guy and keep us updated.