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Re: Rescued a Boa, need some help.
Yeah, you want to start with way undersized prey and slowly work them up. I'd do either a weaned rat or a small rat for 1-2 feedings and then start working up to large rats, which should be the size you'd want for a 5.5' boa of normal weight. It may take a few months to get back to full-sized prey if it's as thin as you say. You can feed every 7-10 days until the snake is no longer emaciated, then I'd go to a 14-day schedule until it's back to normal weight. Once the snake is fully healed you'll want to put it on a 3-6 week schedule.
And I agree, I wouldn't use a snake that underweight in any future breeding projects, as their health has probably been permanently affected.
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