Rainbow boa age

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I have a rainbow boa who is around 20 inches long and about 1 inch in diameter. I know that is not a lot of information but I am trying to get a rough estimate of his age, for feeding purposes. He was a rescue and is my first snake. A lady i know let her son get him and then he decided it was to much work. They were only feeding him once every 2 to 3 weeks. I have been doing once a week and he devours his food, but i am worried about over feeding him. I only feed him one thawed baby mouse.

Thank you all for any help! This is all new to me and I am trying to learn all I can.

I've bred rainbow boas and I still have a few. Bear in mind that because rainbow boas are kept at a lower temperature than other boids, they digest more slowly, so an appropriately-sized feeder every 2-3 weeks is fine for a juvenile and my adults eat every four weeks. At an inch around I would be looking at feeding a smallish wean rat, jumbo mouse, or perhaps a very small rabbit pinky, every 2-3 weeks; something 20-25 grams.

A pinky mouse weekly isn't enough, that's what a neonate would eat.