PDA

View Full Version : Slightly underweight boa


Tinaboa
11-07-13, 03:11 PM
I believe she Is slightly underweight. Her skin is a bit loose and I can feel her spine. I just upped her food size 2 feedings ago. I just recently fed her a medium mouse on Monday. To get get back to where she should be should I keep feeding her biweekly or up it to every 7 days until she gets gains more weight?

Also would a small rat be better for her opposed to a large mouse.

Thanks for the advice. She isn't severely under weight but I had the wrong food size for a few feedings and some were skipped do to her going into shed.

BryanB
11-07-13, 03:18 PM
A pic for size reference would help a lot but if she is small to the point of eating mice I would say every 5-7 days till she is up to weight then every 7-10. I wouldn't do 14 days till she is on large rats.

thinkbig317
11-07-13, 03:37 PM
I would switch to rats ASAP to be honest.

KORBIN5895
11-07-13, 05:05 PM
A small rat is almost twice the size of a large mouse.

Tinaboa
11-07-13, 07:59 PM
A small rat is almost twice the size of a large mouse.

I don't know rat sizes very well, I did mean nutritionally though.