Was it a sign???

[Valyrian]

Valyrian,

They grow way slower than Burms. Takes them, when properly fed (meaning less is more), 4-6 years to reach adult size. More towards the latter end of that.

Behira is 2 years old this month. She was 430G or so when I got her in October, 2017, at 1 year and 3 months. Now, 9 months later, She's 920G dry. Much longer and thicker too.

However, given that she will weigh somewhere between 5,000-8,000 grams as an adult, give or take, she's got a long way to go. She puts about 25-30% of each meal towards growth.

I feed 75-90G small rats every two weeks now. When I go to mediums, when she is absolutely ready and can take no problem, she will eat every 3 weeks. Larges, every 3-4+.

Many documented issues with feeding Boas too much, especially as babies/juveniles. They tend to outgrow their organs and die young. As adults, less is still more, as they can get obese easily and will rarely refuse a meal. Obese animals tend to live 1/2 or less of a healthy adult. A healthy, slow grown BCI, should live 20-30 years.

Anyway, slow growers, but substantial snake for sure by year 3-4. I chose a juvenile over a baby because she well established, and the breeder had held her back and worked with her, so he knew her personality, etc. I got her from a rather small breeder.

Yeah I've held a yearling Boa and I think that's a good size to start with. It was crazy strong compared to my Burm at that size too. Are Boas more active compared to Burms considering they're more arboreal? My Burm is really lazy until I get her out, kinda like a big Ball python.

I love the look of the Argentine Boas.

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