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Its interesting to hear peoples opinions on this. I understand what you are talking about with getting the weight back on.. But something to also think about is the fact that 50 something large rats in that short of a time.. Well.. its honestly frightening to think about. Putting that much food into a snake in that short of a period of time has to do some long term damage to the snake.

I was raised that feeding a snake an appropriately sized food item 1 x a week was the thing to do for its life. As I kept more.. and more snakes.. I was able to recognize each of my animals needs for food. I personally would not suggest feeding an adult boa more than 3 times a month. If it was here with us would probably feed 2 x a month. And probably a very small rabbit [thats what we have on hand].
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