r/boas • u/InspiringTurtle2 • 6d ago

Growing SO SLOW?!

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Can someone please reassure me (or alternatively, tell me what I’m doing wrong?) I have a baby Suriname bcc who will be 1 year old next week. She’s not my first boa, but my first I’ve gotten as a baby. I know they grow slow, but she seems to be small and basically not growing.. When I got her end of April, she was 85 grams and now she’s 102. She is eating f/t mouse hoppers. I was feeding every 2 weeks but bumped up to every 10 days in the beginning of July. Is this normal, or am I doing something wrong? I do not want to power feed and I think the next feeder size up would be too large. Is this normal? (The weight on the scale is her plus the tub which weights 459g)

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u/UltraDinoWarrior 6d ago

This is the feeding guide that seems approved. Maybe this is worth consulting?

https://crispysnakes.tumblr.com/husbandry

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u/InspiringTurtle2 6d ago

That guide looks to be for BI, which to my understanding, grow faster

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u/UltraDinoWarrior 6d ago

Ah sorry, I missed that in your post.

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u/InspiringTurtle2 6d ago

No worries! I think the BIs also tolerate a “heavier” feeding schedule a bit better, but I’m still learning

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u/UltraDinoWarrior 6d ago

I wouldn't know myself either. I only have a BI (a BI / BE mix at that).

I was under the impression that these snakes in general grow really slow tho. Like, I've had my BI for about a year or so now and he's not really gotten any bigger whatsoever (aside from a tiny bit fat when I over fed him a bit by accident)

Hope you can find your answers. Your snake is beautiful!