I didn't think you were, sorry if my tone said otherwise. Something that's hard to get across via text. I appreciate your interest! And that's fair -- plenty of boas do get quite large. Not these guys. I like to stay a little on the small side so I can keep them in my standard of an adequately sized enclosure (aka too big according to most people lol).Originally Posted by Snagrio
I see. For the record I wasn't accusing you of bad husbandry or anything, was just genuinely curious since my only experience is with a ball python where he's gained about 100 grams every month or two. That and I'm at the point where I hear "boa" and still tend to think a 5+ foot minimum animal. Still learning.
True! And while generally not as heavy, some colubrids can get pretty big, too. Vietnamese blue beauties can get 11+ feet. Now that's a lot of noodly, pretty snake!Not all "pythons" are medium or large/giant size either. Look up the Antaresia family of snakes- they all stay quite small too.My 13 year old Spotted python is roughly the size of an adult corn snake now, but when she was hatched she was just a tiny thing too, maybe 10"- and spotted pythons are one of the larger pythons in this family. Actually, my spotted python wasn't much over 10" when I got her as a yearling because the breeder kept trying to force her to eat live pinkies & she wanted only f/t, so she didn't eat or grow much until she moved in with me. Anyway, most people picture "pythons" as big snakes too.
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