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Sheldon & Tori
11-13-03, 05:14 AM
Hey everyone, i was just wondering if my boa's were overweight. you can look at the pics of them at:



http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=14984
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=14983

let me know what you think!


thnx,
sheldon
seann
11-13-03, 06:10 AM
doesn't look over wiehgt to me! nice Boa!
althena
11-13-03, 06:52 AM
not to me. They look very nice and healthy! :)
boasnpythons03
11-13-03, 07:26 AM
Looks good,

Great looking Snake BTW!
foman
11-13-03, 10:34 AM
Why so many mice? They should be eating 1 proper size rat, especially that male, 5 mice instead of 1 rat. you should definately switch to rats. That male is way to big for mice.
Reptscue
11-13-03, 12:59 PM
Very nice boas.....just a thought....you shouldn't really handle them for a couple days after being fed. Handling too soon can cause them to regurge.

And I agree foman....rats do have more meat on them.

Good luck with them, they sure are pretty!
Sheldon & Tori
11-14-03, 02:20 AM
hey everyone, i just thought i'd let you know that i usually give my big boa two adult mice and a medium rat but we didn't get any rats in at my work (PJ's pets) this week. i'm also working on getting my small boa and my baby royal python on rats but they are being a bit stubborn.
brig
11-14-03, 07:46 AM
Just like to agree with the others... nice looking boas!

Briggy.
Solid Snake
11-14-03, 04:21 PM
u work at a pet store and u should know better than to put Boas and pythons together in a cage... oh wait... pet store... nevermind...

sounds like u need to be educated before u educate or try to sell to others, shame on you...
cpt_retic
11-14-03, 04:25 PM
Nice big Healthy boa ,Looks perfect
ohh_kristina
11-14-03, 04:38 PM
Note: I'm not trying to flame, just giving some advice.

I believe you need to rethink your husbandry and do some more research. Your snakes should NOT be housed together. It is not WRONG to feed your snake lots of small prey items, but it is not recommended. Move up to ONE appropriately sized rat and you will see a significant amount of growth - which is the sign of a healthy animal! Remember, these animals are made to take large meals.