Quote Originally Posted by jim020cricket
It is good to remember that a 12' suriname is pretty UNcommon, but will happen. Most I've seen only hit around 8-9 for females and are fully mature and around 6 years old now. My friend breeds guyunans and surinames (pretty much the same thing) and his oldest female is 8 years old and is barely 30 lbs and around 9' or so. If you feed it too much, which is unhealthy for them, they will get larger. Most boas in captivity are obese and overfed. If you feed it right it should never get that large. Most Surinames caught in the wild are never over 6-7 feet long. The older they get, the less often they need to be fed. My adults only get fed once a month and they are ALL healthy and active, well-muscled snakes. I've seen more colombians over ten feet than surinames. What is more important to remember than the size is that a BCC are much more intolerant to husbandry errors and can be a little more aggresive than a Colombian can be. This is what I would think more upon when deciding wether to get a Colombian or a Suriname. Good luck!
Great post Jimi, Couldn't have said it better myself. Most any B.c.Ssp. that is over 9' and 40 lbs(Just a bit of an average) has been over fed at some point in its life.