Margaret my Hog Island Boa (Pic Heavy)

[rudders]

Hi Guys,

As promised here are some pictures of Margaret my Hog. She is a 2010 CB hog. I accurately measured her today and she is 4' 3" long and weighs 2.2kg.

Please let me know what you think. She is so awesome.

[snake man12]

It looks hog to me.

That pic you posted made her look dark grey in the other thread.

I'd say 4 feet 3 inches is a good size for an early 2010.

[Tekpc007]

yep nice hog island , and right size and weight for her age too. She is going to be big and fill out , her head is good sized.

[rudders]

I am a little worried about her at the moment as she has not pooped since I have had her. I think she may be constipated. I really hope not though.

[Tekpc007]

make sure she has plenty of fresh water , i have noticed my hog will not touch water that is more than 24 hours old. sometimes he doesnt poop or a month , on a once a week diet too. You can always to a lukewarm water 80F soak for 30 minutes , it some times can cause them to go but dont make it too hot. how long has it been ? and what do you feed and how often? for that girl i would likey to a small to medium rat every 14 to 20 days.

[rudders]

How old Is your Hog Tekpc? Also what size and weight is he? I feed a medium rat every 7-10 days as advised by the breeder. She pooped when she shed around 3 weeks ago. She has not however gone sine. She has a large water bowl in her Viv and I change the water daily.

I gave her a soak tonight for 30 minutes so I am hoping that will get things moving along nicely.

Her substrate is Aspen but I always feed her on a large plate so she doesn't ingest any. I am paranoid about that.

[Tekpc007]

my male is a 2010 lemke line hog island , he is about 36 inches and slender , about 1 pound as the males are smaller. He gets a small rat every 14 to 20 days , i am one of those in the camp of less often feeding. 7 to 10 is ok , but i can tell your girl is already big and she will likley top out at 6 plus feet on that 7 to 10 day schedule and might get quite large as a female. I also keep mine in a 14 x 24 x 48 inch cage , warm side is 88 , cool side is 73 and he has a UTH that is at 88f thats on 24/7 and the radiant heat panel is on 12 hours a day at 90F for a hot spot thats above a shelf in the cage that he likes. I keep the humidity close to 65% . he is super friendly , and never bites hisses or anything.

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[rudders]

He looks really awesome mate. Maybe I will feed Margaret less often then. I don't want to over feed her. I just wish she would take a dump!

[Tekpc007]

don't worry , its not uncommon for them to only got once a month or 6 weeks or so. Maybe after the next feeding or 2 she may go . i have missed poo before , sometime sit gets buried in the aspen and shrinks and you never see it till the next time you replace maybe. if she started to swell near her vent and does not poo after the next 2 feedings i would have a vet check her. You should try for the lower feeding schedule since you are not breeding , 14 day or so is fine . i will some times even skip a meal , in nature food is not regular and it helps with feeding response too. it does them good to get exercise and hunt around the tank . they will proccess food more effectivly over time if fed less often , also less poo.

[snake man12]

Mine an teks are siblings.

[maximus30576]

And mine is a sibling too .. :)

[rmfsnakes32]

Mine go along time without pooping to my male goes a month sometimes. If its the right size meal their bodies probably absorb most of what they ate!

[rudders]

Ok guys. Thank you for your responses. I will feed her less often I think. I'll drop it to 10 days for a while and then switch to 14. How cool you three have siblings. It's a pitty you are not UK based otherwise we could breed yours with Margaret in a couple of years time!

I'll monitor poop situation. I feel more relaxed about it now.

[snake man12]

Too bad I would love a breeding loan with Margaret.