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Originally Posted by trendkill
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Originally Posted by Stargazer
The only thing that is confusing is the slightly undersized prey thing. My Guyanan is so skinny that an undersized prey will never put any weight on him.
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How old and how big is he?
I have a Suriname that I never post pictures of because he's very thin. Not unhealthy.. just skinny. His brother is so much thicker, even though they were originally fed on the same schedule. His fecals have been tested, and he eats like a champ. He's catching up a little more now that I'm feeding him differently.
He's about 36-38", and almost 2 years old. He's held down every meal he's ever taken, so I'm feeding him on a faster-paced schedule. 1 rat, the same size as his girth, every 5-6 days. He digests really quickly and poops every 8-9 days like clockwork, so that tells me he's not being over-fed.
I think sometimes certain boas have faster metabolisms, and *once established* it's ok to feed them a bit more than average, to keep them growing at a healthy pace.
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Thanks for all your useful posts.
BCC's are definitely different creatures than
BCI's.
Mine is a little over 2 (not sure by how much) and about 43" give or take a few. I have given him all sized meals including 2 rats in one "serving", and he has never regurgitated. He has been a problem eater in the past, however, because he was housed with another boa, and I think she made him nervous. Recently, he decided to turn blue on feeding day, so he ended up waiting 2-1/2 weeks for a meal, then refusing a meal. He refused his last meal, too, until I left it for him on a plate in his tank with the lights out. 20 minutes later I checked and it was gone! (I'm learning) It was a medium rat, which put a little lump in his belly. After reading your post, I may try to feed him more often. Sounds like as long as he's pooping regularly, it's alright to feed him more frequently. Then I can switch back to small rats.
Please keep me updated on whether your skinny one puts on weight!
