I dunno maybe I'm ignorant but female boas don't put on crazy size until the 2nd year I have a 2.5 year old boa who is 5 feet, never power fed slow grower in my opinion. And almost no Colombian boa is over 10 lbs after 2 years, if so that is a beastly snake in my opinion heck they dont breed until 3-3.5 years when they have proper weight and hit 3 years close to 6 feet. I could be wrong.
i have one of them.altho the people i bought him from said he was a reg red tail bit the color to him was almost orange with peach coloring arond the face lol
shes not really a "slow grower" its more to do with feeding and age sortof (grow most in 1st yr then slows down after) but if you want her to get bigger quicker
eg intstead of every 7 days try 6 but when you have to chantg size of rat start at 7 again then after 3weeks go to 6 days. but careful on power feeding as it can cat yrs of your snake
actually feeding amount is a little overrated. ppl try to powerfeed all the time to increase growth without understanding genetics and food types. food with more nutrients like rabbits and chickens help big to medium snake grow alot. i know from personal experience. 2nd is genetics. if the parents were big then most likely the babies will too. just like us humans. my male boa grows much faster than her. she's bigger than him cuz she's much older. at a year old she was about 3ft my male was 4ft.
right. but you commented me on feeding her on a different schedule im saying it doesnt matter how much i feed her. if she was meant to be a big one then she would of been. powerfeeding does increase growth but you cant make a snake 20ft(for example) if it wasnt meant to be it'll just get fat more then long.
basically powerfeeding works but to an extent. theres other possibilites to look at aswell.
thanks. I puchased her when she was 15months old. she was about 3-3.5ft. I have a vid of when i 1st got her. she was underfed and her growth was stunted cuz of it. so i'd assume she could of been bigger. she eats great with me now 1large rat every week.
what color is her tummy?
HOORVT 1 week ago
I dunno maybe I'm ignorant but female boas don't put on crazy size until the 2nd year I have a 2.5 year old boa who is 5 feet, never power fed slow grower in my opinion. And almost no Colombian boa is over 10 lbs after 2 years, if so that is a beastly snake in my opinion heck they dont breed until 3-3.5 years when they have proper weight and hit 3 years close to 6 feet. I could be wrong.
BrooklynBoas 7 months ago
@BrooklynBoas you cant expect all columbian boas to grow the same. but what you said is an average size rate for female boas.
drepop803 7 months ago
skow grower? I just bought a 2 year old that's 3 feet since she was underfed all her life. Anybody know if that means she'll stay small?
CalienteKarma 1 year ago
@CalienteKarma this snake was underfed too. probably why i feel she's a slow grower. she's about 6ft now.
drepop803 1 year ago
i have one of them.altho the people i bought him from said he was a reg red tail bit the color to him was almost orange with peach coloring arond the face lol
IRAMURDOG 2 years ago
nice snake how old?
Nojoke88 2 years ago
shes not really a "slow grower" its more to do with feeding and age sortof (grow most in 1st yr then slows down after) but if you want her to get bigger quicker
eg intstead of every 7 days try 6 but when you have to chantg size of rat start at 7 again then after 3weeks go to 6 days. but careful on power feeding as it can cat yrs of your snake
and no. of days i used are eg.
Hudsy13 2 years ago
actually feeding amount is a little overrated. ppl try to powerfeed all the time to increase growth without understanding genetics and food types. food with more nutrients like rabbits and chickens help big to medium snake grow alot. i know from personal experience. 2nd is genetics. if the parents were big then most likely the babies will too. just like us humans. my male boa grows much faster than her. she's bigger than him cuz she's much older. at a year old she was about 3ft my male was 4ft.
drepop803 2 years ago
well theres no set growth rate just an estimate on how long it will take
Hudsy13 2 years ago
right. but you commented me on feeding her on a different schedule im saying it doesnt matter how much i feed her. if she was meant to be a big one then she would of been. powerfeeding does increase growth but you cant make a snake 20ft(for example) if it wasnt meant to be it'll just get fat more then long.
basically powerfeeding works but to an extent. theres other possibilites to look at aswell.
drepop803 2 years ago
beautiful snake. do u know an estimate of how long she was at 1 year old? and what do u feed her?
needsalife1029 2 years ago
thanks. I puchased her when she was 15months old. she was about 3-3.5ft. I have a vid of when i 1st got her. she was underfed and her growth was stunted cuz of it. so i'd assume she could of been bigger. she eats great with me now 1large rat every week.
drepop803 2 years ago
Awesome Snake Mate :) 5*s
r3xc 3 years ago
thank you sir.
drepop803 3 years ago