dumerils boa

[drec91]

hey, can anyone tell me what a normal size (length) for a 1 year old male dumerils would be.
Thanks

[tl2iumph]

usually about 3-4 feet. Depending on how much u feed him/her,and how often.

[tl2iumph]

oh female lol oops well 3-4 feet.

[tl2iumph]

oops again male 3-4 female 4-4 1/2

[gonesnakee]

It should be around 3 ft maybe but not too thick. If it is 4-4.5 ft reguardless of sex in the first year it has been powerfed, Mark

[drec91]

how often does one feed when powerfeeding?

[tl2iumph]

I fed my female 2 meals slightly larger than the mid-part of the stomach every 10-14 days and in the first yr , and she got roughly 4 ft. If u call that powerfeeding? lol , Shes now 2 yrs old and is over 7 ft.

[tl2iumph]

O0ps, Shes currently 5 1/2 feet. The seven footer is my BCI.:yes:I got her at 3ft so she could haave been powerfed.:crazy:

[gonesnakee]

Powerfeeding isn't nessicarily the frequency of feeding as most folks feed young snakes weekly, but its more the amount & size of the prey. A general rule of thumb is to feed 1 or 2 prey items as thick or upto 1.5 times as thick as the thickest girth of the snake. Someone who was power feeding might go with 2 or 3 larger items weekly or even every 4-5 days. If you are feeding prey 1.5 times the girth it should be 1 item weekly for example, not 2 items every 4 or 5 days. Its important to feed well during the younger years but not get carried away. Like any animal a snake will eat more than is good for it if it is continually offered. Snakes such as kings etc. will actually eat until they puke if allowed, like a dog would. Mark

[89z24]

My pair are about a year old...

Male started eating right away... Female took some time but eats like crazy now...

Male was bigger and now is about 2.5 feet @ 1 year...

Female is about 3 feet @ 1 year...

The male gets 2 adult mice every week and the female gets 1 -2 small rats every week...

There both at a good weight but I ve been trying some tricks with the male and have started too slow him down on the feedings....

[drec91]

yea, i have a male and hes now approaching the one year mark. He is three feet as well