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Originally Posted by bigsnakegirl785
...I had re-read the thread because I had no clue what you were referring to.
The length is important because a boa that's over 7' starts getting too big for a regular large rat by itself to be an adequate meal by itself. By 8' a mix of rabbits becomes almost a necessity just because of the sheer size of the snake. As a snake grows, so does its food size, so I just assumed anyone reading would have been able to apply that knowledge to my reply....
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Interesting....you use length of the animal and then determine the correct WEIGHT of the prey item off that. You understand you're using two different units of measurement and trying to correlate them correct?
Length has nothing to do with prey item in my eyes. It's about weight of the animal versus weight of the prey item. There's exceptions to every rule and sometimes you need to make adjustments for specific animals or prey items, etc. (I added the disclaimer because someone will come and tell me about their ONE animal)
I won't be responding to any more of this, only because it will become circular at this point.
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Originally Posted by GyGbeetle
BSG: none of our females are ready to breed, so we're safe this breeding season. I'm going to try and find a good rabbit resource. But I'm worried about switching them from rabbit to rat. Has that been an issue in your experience?
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Boas are beasts when it comes to food. I don't expect you should encounter any issues switching.
So I'm hypervigilant now whenever there's even a slight issue with feeding. One of our latest babies regurged her first 2 meals with us back in November, which terrified me. But everyone has been on a steady feeding schedule, with no issues ever since.
Hybrid Mode
