Boa growth rate

Niten · 01-05-15, 03:15 AM

Hi everybody, I finally managed to measure my sweet lady (boa constrictor imperator from columbia): she's about 60 cm long at 6 1/2 months.
She's quite big, isn't she? She has to compensate for illegal anacondas, I wanted one.

Niten · 01-06-15, 03:32 PM

I suspect nobody is answering to avoid letting me down. She's small, isn't she?

ManSlaughter33 · 01-06-15, 03:35 PM

Not sure, My girl is 1 year and 42 inches approx. Im not sure what the growth rate is and if shes big or small for her age.

**Tsubaki** · 01-06-15, 03:47 PM

Boa constrictors vary quite a bit in size depending on lineage, i don't really see how it matter. Bigger doesn't necessarily mean better. 60cm doesn't sound odd.

ManSlaughter33 · 01-06-15, 03:48 PM

Yes, it doesnt matter her size.. unless its an unhealthy size..

Cmwells90 · 01-06-15, 03:49 PM

haha Niten, I doubt anyone's ignoring you, but this is always a hard question to answer because snakes grow at such a different rates depending on age and liniage. The best time to ask the size of your snake is when they're full grown, for Boa's this is 5 years of age (ish). I can't remember what my boa was at that age without looking at my records (which I don't have with me now) so I can't tell you if that's small or not.

**Tsubaki** · 01-06-15, 03:55 PM

I have a 5 year old boa thats only ~100cm, but thats normal since he's a dwarf locality. It all depends on lineage/sex/age

just keep up a normal food pattern, don't feed too often. And your snake will grow to a healthy size whichever that may be for her.

ManSlaughter33 · 01-06-15, 03:57 PM

mines a 1 year old female salmon redtail

Mad Max · 01-07-15, 11:52 AM

My 6 month old male is around 70cm, but I really don't know what would be considered an average size for a boa that age. He's a smaller (when fully grown) Costa Rican locality and as others have said, lineage and sex affect growth rates.

**Minkness** · 01-07-15, 02:10 PM

-steals Karl- =D

ManSlaughter33 · 01-07-15, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Minkness

-steals Karl- =D

- steals crested gecko -

**Minkness** · 01-07-15, 04:11 PM

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X)

Mad Max · 01-07-15, 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Minkness

-steals Karl- =D

Quote:

Originally Posted by ManSlaughter33

- steals crested gecko -

-has wanted a gecko for a very long time-

**Minkness** · 01-08-15, 01:25 AM

Lol trade ya a gecko for Karl! XD

(Kidding of course hehe!)

Niten · 01-08-15, 03:22 AM

@ Minkioness: this American classical embargo is not working very well if even who ideated it is here sharing bullshits in my thread. Your opinions are useless here, go in the gecko forum. I don't want ignorants who never handled a snake in their life to give advices, you are a danger. Go tell your friend Kuamata too, his pit bull is not eating any cat or snake today, he can feed him his brain as it's useless. Get lost.