Suriname Boa info

[joker_8]

I was curious if anyone knows ( on average) how big of prey these get up to? Currently she is around 25 inches and was born in August. Shes looks to be healthy but do those #s sound right? I may have to rethink my upcoming rat order. She looks too big for rat pups which I was about to order. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

[Weepngprpht]

well what im sure anyoen on here would tell you is that you should feed about the size of the biggest part of the snaek..and from experience when achilles was about 25 he was doin good on rat pups

[gjmccag]

sounds about right, BCCs tend to grow at a slower rate than BCIs, even though BCCs will get larger. Just part of thier genetic code. eventually BCCs will take down rabbits. just feed the size of the girth of the snake

	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.

[joker_8]

Yea I know the rule of thumb, just curious how big the feeders wil get, so rabbits huh. Kool thanks.

[Pork Chops N' Corn Bread]

Some BCI will take 2-3 lb rabbits with no problem and a some BCC may be able to take 7 lb bunnies.

	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.

[joker_8]

So on average an adult femal suri WILL eat rabbits... nothing smaller?

	Suriname Redtail Boa Red Tail Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor constrictor) from the locale of Suriname. Considered to be a "True" Red Tail.

[RioBravoReptiles]

Originally Posted by joker420_8

So on average an adult femal suri WILL eat rabbits... nothing smaller?

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You can successfully raise a giant Boa on nothing but rats. People who feed other items like rabbits, pigs or whatever may be doing what they think is right or needed or more affordable. Many keepers I have met who push the envelope of how big a prey item their Boa will consume are in to the thrill of seeing their Boa eat big things (and eat novel things). In my opinion only, this is not the best way to decide what to feed your Boa.
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I see nothing wrong with feeding rabbits to large Boas but ultimately, an online photo of a boa eating the Easter bunny is bad karma. Saying it is your right to do so doesn't soften the visuals for the 95% of Americans who already have no appreciation for our hobby.
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Gus

	Suriname Redtail Boa Red Tail Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor constrictor) from the locale of Suriname. Considered to be a "True" Red Tail.

[joker_8]

Im glad yu replied. You have experiance with Suri, what in your opinion is a good feeder for an adult female. A normal Suri, I know some of them can be monsters due in large part to over feeding. Im not trying to push the envelope, just curious as it will be a while before shes eating thats huge meal.

	Suriname Redtail Boa Red Tail Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor constrictor) from the locale of Suriname. Considered to be a "True" Red Tail.

[RioBravoReptiles]

Originally Posted by joker420_8

Im glad yu replied. You have experiance with Suri, what in your opinion is a good feeder for an adult female. A normal Suri, I know some of them can be monsters due in large part to over feeding. Im not trying to push the envelope, just curious as it will be a while before shes eating thats huge meal.

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Stop obsessing over how much and how often you can feed your Boa. Instead observe your snake and learn to see when it is actually wanting more food and when it needs to be fed. Find reasons to skip a feeding, instead of continually planning the next feeding. The minimum to sustain health and modest growth is the goal. Raising Boa is not like raising the blue ribbon pig for high-school 4H, there are other things to learn about Boa kept in stable environments other than how much and how often it will feed.
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A lot of keepers are feeding their Boas way too much, even breeders. My opinion on this is worth investigating, if even only from the standpoint of economy. If you can have healthy Boa, giving good births and save maybe 40% of your feed bill, why not try?
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This opinion is not aimed at you specifically! But you're asking about it and these are my real thoughts on the subject.

	Suriname Redtail Boa Red Tail Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor constrictor) from the locale of Suriname. Considered to be a "True" Red Tail.

[joker_8]

hmmm ok, it was just a question but I appreciate your info.

[jjmetro]

I've noticed with my boa, when she is getting plenty of food, like last month. she wont show any interest in it. I was wondering when to move from weekly feedings to 2 week feedings, she let me know. when i knew it was time it was when she wouldn't take the rat for an hour or so. this happened three times in a row,so the next time i waited 2 weeks and she took it like she used to when she was smaller. the difference was that she was eating because it was there. now she takes it because she is actually hungry. Pay attention and the boa will tell you what it needs.