curiose

[Linds]

HetForHuman,
Nice looking girl!

Originally posted by BOA68
3 times in 10 days is definatly too much.

Agreed. I typically only feed my babies every ten days or so. I consider a consistent schedule of every 5 days a little excessive, unless there is special reason, such as an underweight snake, etc. Adults are fed no more than twice a month.

Originally posted by jlax786
how long do these guys normally live?

Over 20 years if taken care of properly.

[damzookeeper]

Thanks Linds. I was told by someone else that babies should be fed every 5-7 days but no more than 7. It was actually here on ssnakess somewhere. And I asked this question before I got my first baby because I couldn't find it in any care sheets.
Sometimes I think the problem is that everyone does it there own way and wants everyone else to as well.

I will cut her down to every 7-10 days but I know it didn't hurt her that much as it was only about 1/2 the size her prev. owner was feeding her. I actually never thought to ask him how often he feeds but he did tell me she was due to eat when I took her home.

[Lagoon]

just curios What do you feed an 8 foot boa, rabbits or Rats and how many times a month do you feed it?

[HetForHuman]

I feed the one in my photo one 2-3 pound rabbit every 14 days.

[Lagoon]

and tha doesnt get expensive after a while im just curios i might just get a boa. Also how much does a striped boa go for?.

[HetForHuman]

Nope it doesnt really get that expensive, but i guess what you think is expensive and what i think may be two different things.

I have a rabbit breeder 20 minutes from my house, and i get them at a very good price.

Also it depends if you get a proven line of striped boas, which would be genetic, or a boa that has a stripe from say just temperature fluxuations.

Also how much are you looking to spend?

There is alot of good boa breeders in the states, and you should'nt have too much trouble finding what you want.

[Linds]

Originally posted by Lagoon
just curios What do you feed an 8 foot boa, rabbits or Rats and how many times a month do you feed it?

You can feed it whatever you want IMHO it isn't overly important to have a certain size...they certainly don't go around in the wild feeding exclusively on prey 'sliightly larger than their girth'. All my boas get a range of sized meals... for instance my 7.5' boa has been fed everything from 5lb rabbits to 2 jumbo rats to a single medium rat per meal. Generally all my adults and subadults get fed twice per month... sometimes the meal is large, sometimes, small, sometimes in between... I breed my own so it's whatever I have available at the moment