Behira - 2016 Female Ivory Ghost - First BCI

[dakski]

This is the only time in 2020 that I've fed my boa to date. He ate 2 days ago. Your boa WILL NOT drop weight. You have a healthy snake and if you read through the COMPLETE and MORE COMPLETE BOA CONSTRICTOR books you'll likely see the "seasonal Changes" part.

My boa hasn't had a meal since October and that is completely normal. Holding some waste is also normal.

That boa looks great from what I see in the pictures.

I'd slowly space out the feedings she's old enough. She'll do great.

Gio,

Thank you for the post. I just realized how many posts I've had on Behira since she started shedding about every 3 weeks. I imagine you didn't read through all of it, so I'll summarize here for everyone's sake.

I agree less is more with Boas.

Having said all that, her breeder (BoaKings), Jeff Ronne, Vin Russo, Tommy Carpenter, my vet office (3 vets), have all encouraged me to feed her more often as the shedding is a little worrisome. No one seems to know for sure what's going on with that, but it does take energy for her to shed frequently, and the consensus is that this is either hormonal or she wants to grow right now.

She had been on an every 3 week schedule, and I pushed to every ten days. That is temporary. Also, any signs of losing her preferred lean body shape and that will be spread out again.

I know you are an authority here on Boas and really appreciate your post. I just want to make sure we are on the same page and that you know I am not acting quickly or recklessly, but rather listening to those with great knowledge on the issue and even the guy who wrote the Boa books, Vin.

The waste issue is non-existent, I was just interested in getting a dry weight on her.

Thank you again and continue to share your thoughts.

David




I got a few pictures of Behira with Katie and it's always great to see the love of my life with the animals, especially Behira.