Boa

[bigsnakegirl785]

Originally Posted by PatrickV

nice snake! i thought dwarfs were around 5 foot anyways, so if hes a male and 2.5 years old and 5 feet, that's kind of on track, isn't it?

Nope. 5' is actually rather large, even for a Colombian of that age. A bit better than 2, but he's still a bit large. Good for a Colombian, but nearly twice the size I'd expect a dwarf to be at that age.

At 2.5 years old he also still has another good 3.5 years of reliable growth ahead of him, and another 3+ years of possible random growth spurts after that.

[stevo-d]

Originally Posted by bigsnakegirl785

Nope. 5' is actually rather large, even for a Colombian of that age. A bit better than 2, but he's still a bit large. Good for a Colombian, but nearly twice the size I'd expect a dwarf to be at that age.

At 2.5 years old he also still has another good 3.5 years of reliable growth ahead of him, and another 3+ years of possible random growth spurts after that.

You know your ****. If I ever have any problems or want advice I'm coming to you.

[bigsnakegirl785]

Originally Posted by stevo-d

You know your ****. If I ever have any problems or want advice I'm coming to you.

Yeah my male was 5'2" at 2 years old, and just over 5.5' at 2.5 years old, and he was overfed. Fed weekly rather than every 2-3 weeks. He's now 5 years old, 6.5', and still growing at least a few inches a year. If I didn't push him to size too soon, he may reach 7' in a few years.

At 2.5 years old and probably eating mediums your boa should be eating no more often than every 3 weeks. I would also highly recommend fasting him during the winter, I usually do 90 days. (I started fasting mine and feeding him every 4 weeks at 2.5 years old and he's grown a foot since then, so it won't starve him.)

[stevo-d]

Originally Posted by bigsnakegirl785

Yeah my male was 5'2" at 2 years old, and just over 5.5' at 2.5 years old, and he was overfed. Fed weekly rather than every 2-3 weeks. He's now 5 years old, 6.5', and still growing at least a few inches a year. If I didn't push him to size too soon, he may reach 7' in a few years.

At 2.5 years old and probably eating mediums your boa should be eating no more often than every 3 weeks. I would also highly recommend fasting him during the winter, I usually do 90 days. (I started fasting mine and feeding him every 4 weeks at 2.5 years old and he's grown a foot since then, so it won't starve him.)

Ill feed him about November 17. Then fast him for 90 days then fed him mid February. Thanks for the advice. Yip he's on mediums as well. I think he has a little bcc in him as well. They said his grandad was a bcc.