Boa growth rate

[Niten]

Hi everybody, I finally managed to measure my sweet lady (boa constrictor imperator from columbia): she's about 60 cm long at 6 1/2 months.
She's quite big, isn't she? She has to compensate for illegal anacondas, I wanted one.

[Niten]

I suspect nobody is answering to avoid letting me down. She's small, isn't she?

[ManSlaughter33]

Not sure, My girl is 1 year and 42 inches approx. Im not sure what the growth rate is and if shes big or small for her age.

[Tsubaki]

Boa constrictors vary quite a bit in size depending on lineage, i don't really see how it matter. Bigger doesn't necessarily mean better. 60cm doesn't sound odd.

[ManSlaughter33]

Yes, it doesnt matter her size.. unless its an unhealthy size..

[Cmwells90]

haha Niten, I doubt anyone's ignoring you, but this is always a hard question to answer because snakes grow at such a different rates depending on age and liniage. The best time to ask the size of your snake is when they're full grown, for Boa's this is 5 years of age (ish). I can't remember what my boa was at that age without looking at my records (which I don't have with me now) so I can't tell you if that's small or not.

[Tsubaki]

I have a 5 year old boa thats only ~100cm, but thats normal since he's a dwarf locality. It all depends on lineage/sex/age :) just keep up a normal food pattern, don't feed too often. And your snake will grow to a healthy size whichever that may be for her.

[ManSlaughter33]

mines a 1 year old female salmon redtail

[Mad Max]

My 6 month old male is around 70cm, but I really don't know what would be considered an average size for a boa that age. He's a smaller (when fully grown) Costa Rican locality and as others have said, lineage and sex affect growth rates.

[Minkness]

-steals Karl- =D

[ManSlaughter33]

-steals Karl- =D
- steals crested gecko -

[Minkness]

...........
X)

[Mad Max]

-steals Karl- =D

- steals crested gecko -

-has wanted a gecko for a very long time- :)

[Minkness]

Lol trade ya a gecko for Karl! XD

(Kidding of course hehe!)

[Niten]

@ Minkioness: this American classical embargo is not working very well if even who ideated it is here sharing bullshits in my thread. Your opinions are useless here, go in the gecko forum. I don't want ignorants who never handled a snake in their life to give advices, you are a danger. Go tell your friend Kuamata too, his pit bull is not eating any cat or snake today, he can feed him his brain as it's useless. Get lost.

[Niten]

ps: did you understand? Need subtitles as always?

[ManSlaughter33]

@ Minkioness: this American classical embargo is not working very well if even who ideated it is here sharing bullshits in my thread. Your opinions are useless here, go in the gecko forum. I don't want ignorants who never handled a snake in their life to give advices, you are a danger. Go tell your friend Kuamata too, his pit bull is not eating any cat or snake today, he can feed him his brain as it's useless. Get lost.
did you not see my pictures.. clearly I own a snake... she's not very small.. and she will be big..

[SnoopySnake]

I think we just need to start reporting all of this guys posts... maybe then he'll get banned...

[Niten]

did you not see my pictures.. clearly I own a snake... she's not very small.. and she will be big..

Are you minkness' lawyer or what?

[Niten]

I think we just need to start reporting all of this guys posts... maybe then he'll get banned...

Yeah try like this, just don't piss me off while you do that.

[ManSlaughter33]

Are you minkness' lawyer or what?
Wasn't defending Minkness ( sorry Minky )
I was defending myself, as I am buying a gecko. I also own a snake lol

[Minkness]

Wasn't defending Minkness ( sorry Minky )
I was defending myself, as I am buying a gecko. I also own a snake lol


You're good. I knew what you meant lol.

[Rattlehead]

HAHAHAHA! @ManSlaughter33 "Minky's Lawyer" signature. C'mon guys, it's almost 8 pm in Italy and probably Niten needs to go sleepy time

[Minkness]

HAHAHAHA! @ManSlaughter33 "Minky's Lawyer" signature. C'mon guys, it's almost 8 pm in Italy and probably Niten needs to go sleepy time

Since he admitted to being a child last night you are probably right and it's past his bedtime lol.

[ManSlaughter33]

HAHAHAHA! @ManSlaughter33 "Minky's Lawyer" signature. C'mon guys, it's almost 8 pm in Italy and probably Niten needs to go sleepy time

Bahaha whaaaaaaat. Minkness said it was ok :P
Ps, I only take Crested Geckos as payment.. Or tacos.

[Rattlehead]

Bahaha whaaaaaaat. Minkness said it was ok :P
Ps, I only take Crested Geckos as payment.. Or tacos.

Well, we have the North American Free Trade Agreement so everybody will get benefits :P

Niten, as long as you don't see signs of overweight in your snake, you can keep the diet I read in another post. Just be patient and don't overfeeed.

[Niten]

this is how you end when you are being harassed by children, I wonder how they do in Brasil

[ManSlaughter33]

this is how you end when you are being harassed by children, I wonder how they do in Brasil
What does brazil have to do with this?....

[Niten]

you've never been in a favela, do you? lucky boy, children can kill you with flip flops there. cant imagine adults.

[ManSlaughter33]

you've never been in a favela, do you? lucky boy, children can kill you with flip flops there. cant imagine adults.

I'm not a boy.. And you brought brazil up out of no where.. you're losing me.. slowly but surely

[Niten]

I'l try not to cry too much...

[ManSlaughter33]

I'l try not to cry too much...
You make no sense.. I ask you a question and you dont answer it.

[Niten]

The only question here is why a cool guy is playing like children, with fire too. Maybe you should get married.