This brings up another question I forgot to ask initially.
What are your recommended feeding schedules for a BCI to avoid obesity? Based on what research I've done, it seems like it can be very easy to overfeed a boa, as their metabolisms are so slow.

I feel like this varies sometimes from keeper to keeper but judging from the videos and caresheets I've read they all generally seem to agree on the following:

  • Babies - mice every 7 days
  • Juveniles (1 year old-ish) - small rats every 2 weeks
  • 2-4 years old - medium rats every 3 weeks
  • 5 years old - large rats every 4 weeks
  • Seniors (7+ foot) - jumbo rats every 5-6 weeks


Please feel free to give as much feedback as possible because this is something I want to get right.