Feeding question

[jmcrook]

Works fine till they get 600g or so. I use it on a 10 day feeding for the first year because slow is better.

The size prey to weight of snake works for a bunch of snake breeds.

Do you know of one BOA specific?

Yes, I do. Prey item no bigger than the boa’s girth (smaller than girth if adult), gradually more time between feedings as the animal matures, less if any feeding through the winter, and honestly the best schedule is no schedule.

Sometimes my boas eat after 9 days, sometimes 14, sometimes even three weeks.

Every animal is an individual with individual calorie intake requirements that can’t necessarily be addressed with a “prey size (blank) every (x) days”.

Feast and famine according to the behavior and growth of YOUR animals in YOUR care under YOUR conditions is what works best. What works for me in Mississippi very likely will not work for a friend in Minnesota. In other words, be a student of the serpent. Your snake’s behaviors and body conditions will tell you more about what it needs than anyone else can.

Any other boa keepers reading this with questions about feeding, keeping, and natural history of the Boa genus would be well advised to invest in a copy of “The MORE Complete Boa Constrictor” by Vin Russo.


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