Is my boa small

[skate47e]

My boa is 2 feet long and is 8 and a half months old. Is this a good size right now?

[rachel132002]

if she looks strong and healthy and is feeding on a good schedule then it's fine, boas are usualy around 3ft at a year but as with everything some grwo faster or slower than average and usually even out with age.

RAch

[skate47e]

or actuallly i miss calculated my months she/he is about 10.5 months...sorry

[mouseboy]

Its smaller than my boa and its older, mine is 8 months old and is 29-1/2 inches. But it all depends on the feeding caging ECT.

[Heidi]

It does vary. If your husbandry is right and it is eating, then it is growing and most likely healthy. I would take to vet or at least have fecal done to check for parasites if you have not done this yet, but on the side of that I would not worry. Could it also possibly be one of the smaller, dwarf localities? That is a possibility also.

[unluckyseventeen]

Mine is 6 months as of a couple days ago, and I'd say he's around 23-24 inches.

I'd say genetics would have something to do with this, as well. Plus, you never stated what kind of boa you have. A BCC would be bigger than a BCI at that age, and a caulker bay or central american boa would be smaller than a BCI.

	Boa Constrictor Constrictor Red Tail Boa Constrictor (Boa constictor constrictor). Refers to "true" red tail boas such as the Guyana and Suriname locales.

	Boa Constrictor Imperator Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor imperator). Most common is the Colombian Boa.

[Heidi]

Actually if I'm not mistaken a BCC would probably be a little smaller if anything. They tend to grow slower but larger then a Colombian. CA's are BCI also.

	Boa Constrictor Constrictor Red Tail Boa Constrictor (Boa constictor constrictor). Refers to "true" red tail boas such as the Guyana and Suriname locales.

	Boa Constrictor Imperator Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor imperator). Most common is the Colombian Boa.

[Fitch]

mines 4.5 months old and at 21-22 inches

[rachel132002]

My BCI was 3-3.5ft at 1year and my BCC is 2.5-3ft at 1 year, she was a problem starter but has really caught up so they do seem to grow more steadily whereas BCI's spurt then stop then spurt then stop - like kids really lol

Rach

	Boa Constrictor Constrictor Red Tail Boa Constrictor (Boa constictor constrictor). Refers to "true" red tail boas such as the Guyana and Suriname locales.

	Boa Constrictor Imperator Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor imperator). Most common is the Colombian Boa.

[unluckyseventeen]

Huh.. I was under the impression that BCC babies were actually bigger (such as peruvians).

I guess I heard and saw wrong...?

	Boa Constrictor Constrictor Red Tail Boa Constrictor (Boa constictor constrictor). Refers to "true" red tail boas such as the Guyana and Suriname locales.