BRB Growth

[bigsnakegirl785]

Originally Posted by JellyBean

Wow, he is huge!
Silly questions:
1. Are you SURE it's a boy?
2. Do you have an actual hatch date? (Is his age accurate)?

I am stunned at his size.

This snake's growth rate is the result of power feeding, that is why he is so large. Yes a male and a snake of his age can get this large when fed in this manner. A BRB of his age should average below 200 grams when fed properly. Of course, snakes grow at their own pace, but that much of a difference simply comes down to feeding.

I thought OP was going to take our advice to slow down, but it seems they've gone back to overfeeding their snake. They went from feeding every 10-12 days now back to every 7-10 days, when they should be further reducing their snake's food intake.

A weight gain of 189 grams in 2 months is highly abnormal and really worrying.

[beefieee]

Originally Posted by bigsnakegirl785

This snake's growth rate is the result of power feeding, that is why he is so large. Yes a male and a snake of his age can get this large when fed in this manner. A BRB of his age should average below 200 grams when fed properly. Of course, snakes grow at their own pace, but that much of a difference simply comes down to feeding.

I thought OP was going to take our advice to slow down, but it seems they've gone back to overfeeding their snake. They went from feeding every 10-12 days now back to every 7-10 days, when they should be further reducing their snake's food intake.

A weight gain of 189 grams in 2 months is highly abnormal and really worry
ing.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B07...ew?usp=sharing

Probably can't see it because of his pattern but his spine sticks out a good bit and his belly is concaved. I'm feeding a 550g snake 40g every 7-10days. I tried longer but it puts him in a bad mood and he is normally a sweet snake. Tonight I'ma say screw you guys and bump him up to a 51g small rat


@Jellybean

100% sure it's a him. He was born the first week of Aug 2015.(so he is 13months now). The other day I saw a high red female yearling that was 650g. The female was born 8/2015 too and in the city but it looks like a different breeder. It's probably possible that they are related a generation or two ago.

[bigsnakegirl785]

This is what I would call an underweight snake, your snake is not underweight and it isn't in danger of starving. BRBs do have a bit of a crest on their back, they're not a tube, so you are going to see unevenness when they flex or when they're curled up. It's the way their skeleton works.





This guy is doing just fine, he's just like this because he physically cannot handle a normal-sized meal, but trust me. Your boa is not underweight.

There is no way, simply no way, a BRB who is 3x the weight he should be at his age is starving eating 7-8% of his weight weekly. If he is something else is going on and you need to have him tested for parasites.

Rainbow boas are not perfectly round, and if they are they're overweight.

The breeder I got all 4 of my rainbows said his yearlings average 150-180 grams are still on hopper mice.

[Snakesitter]

^^ What she said.