saved a sick Argentine boa

[bigsnakegirl785]

People seem to think that snakes grow their entire life, but I'm really not convinced on that. There is no scientific proof, as much as personal experience is worth, my ball python hasn't grown even 1/3" in over 5 years. He's almost 9. Boa constrictors reach about full size when they're 5-6 years old.

She's too big to be popping, her muscles will be too strong for you to pop anything out. The only way to tell at her size is probing. Spurs do not tell you the sex of a snake, neither does tail size.

There's also no need to be gaining weight, she looks really good weight wise. Boa constrictors are supposed to be pure muscle, with a box-shaped body, not round.

Once she's up to shape, you should feed her either an appropriately-sized rat or a rabbit every 3-6 weeks. At her size, it's doubtful she's younger than 3 years old, so she should be put on an adult's schedule and fed no more often than every 3 weeks. Even if she's underweight, she'll gain weight even if you fed her every 6 weeks.