Feeding frequency?
Hi everyone. I posted earlier in may about a 2 year old boa I recently got. His previous owner didn't feed him well and cited regurgitation issues in the first few weeks of ownership and so when I got the boa, he was emaciated with all of the ribs showing and a lot of stuck shed. His previous owner also claimed in the history sheet that the boa is a BCC, though I think he might be a mix. In any case, when I got him he was at 240 grams at the age of almost 2 years. I've had him for about 5 months now and he's 409 grams at 2 years and 3 months. I started him on medium mice once a week and after 2 months started him on adult mice once a week and he's gained a lot of muscle tone and his ribs are no longer visible. All of the stuck shed has also come off from regular baths with shed ease. He's had one successful shed after this. Anyway, I kept him on adult mice for 3 months once a week with the advice of BSG and Riddick. The adult mice averaged around 22 grams each. My local petstore didn't have any sizes in between adult mice and small rats which average around 40 grams each so I kept giving adult mice until a 40 gram rat would be below 10% of his body weight. Last week for the first time I gave him a small rat and he ate it with no problems. Should i keep him on a small rat once a week schedule still or switch him to a 10/14 day schedule now?
PS: he is a lot more active now and seems a lot healthier than before. He used to be really lethargic but now he's decently active and curious. Thanks for all of the help!
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