Stressed boa?

[riddick07]

Yes I have two They are just under a year old. My female that just finished shedding she's going towards getting darker and pink instead of brown. I'm not complaining of course!


Do you have an infrared tempgun and measuring the basking spot directly on the plastic? They will move shavings around so getting the temp reading directly on the bottom of the bin should be best for that spot. I would definitely lower temps some even if that isn't the direct reason for not eating. My male was prone to regurging his meals until I got the temps to his liking because he is a pain. I also found neither of them would move away from the cold side when I had temps too high. They aren't like other boas and are meant to have access to colder temp ranges.

He sounds a little big for his age. I would defintiely make sure you have him on spaced out feedings. Mine will be a year old next month and are only on fuzzy mice (my female might be able to move to hoppers at the most). He is almost eating what a normal BCI at that age is eating instead of a dwarf. The difference probably just has to do with how often the breeder was feeding since I tend towards feeding very little when it comes to my boas.

And I just want to mention if he isn't pure Tara, though to my untrained eye he does look like a Tara!, then he might be a fine size and might not need the cooler temps.