Phantom: Super Ghost BCI Progression Thread

[CloudtheBoa]

Appreciate the time you spent to address the needs of caring for my 1st Boa! As for food size, I just went with the size my breeder was feeding and what others on this forum had suggested. I haven't taken a notice of the 'bump' size after he's swallowed because I've always tried to avoid disturbing him; especially since he drags the food into his hide. Maybe that's the cautious BP owner in me. Anyways, I would definitely like to avoid 'power feeding' him with too large of prey because of health concerns and I'm not really looking for a monster size snake either

Good suggestions on handling techniques. My BP is so docile and lethargic which makes him easy to handle but the BOA is very inquisitive and likes to move about so I often find myself trying to determine which end I should be trying to support. Sometimes he gets a really good anchor with his tail and other times I'm worried that he might slip off my arm. I guess this will come w/ experience.

Understandable, it’s best to be low-profile with newcomers. I do generally feed smaller meals, but he’ll probably grow into the mice quick even if they’re a tad large, there isn’t a huge difference between hoppers and small mice.

Unfortunately, boas will get to whatever size they’re meant to. Lol Small snakes will stay small, large ones will get large, though it may take longer if you feed less. Being male, you *most likely* won’t have an overly large snake.

They’re definitely much different, usually the tail is a good bet, but they’ll use pretty much any part of their body. Just follow their body movements and trust their intuition. If they actually start to slip, I’d catch them, but most are really good at it so long as their whole body is supported as much as possible.


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