How big should these boas be?

[RioBravoReptiles]

Originally Posted by VexalUntil

Nice comparison shot Gus.
Another factor of size besides locality at certain ages is the consistency and size of prey items. A neonate snake fed once a week on fuzzy mice is going to be smaller than a litter mate fed twice a week on the same size prey. Additionally another litter mate fed once a week on small adult mice will be considerably larger than the other two.
Young snakes grow depending on how often you feed them and the size of the prey item(s). Until they mature in which case they grow more when you don't feed them.
As in Ratsicles post, I am willing to bet one of two senarios. 1) The smaller snake ate less often than the other two. 2) the smaller snake was fed smaller meals because of it's smaller size and the largest was switched to either bigger prey items or offered additional meals because of its larger size.

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Thanks..
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Certainly the size of prey and frequency of feeding determines growth, along with temperature and more.
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Consider that those boas are all very young in those images and at that age their relative size and mass is more about them being individuals than any feeding regimen... it would not be possible to feed each the same size meal as the largest one can handle nor reasonable to feed the largest boa what the smalest gets. And they each would not digest a meal at the same rate even if they were all fed the exact same prey.
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The adult size of many locales of boas in captivity is much more the same than would be seen in nature. But even if fed as much as possible to get them as large as possible as quickly as possible (a mistake in my opinion) neither the Caulker Cay boa or the Hog island would ultimately be nearly as large or as massive as the Peru redtail.
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Not all boas are born the same size and not all develop the same. They are enough the same that they'll live ok kept pretty much like any boa. If as keepers we can see the differences and supply more individual care we'll get the best results.
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That's 1,2,3 and maybe more. (I wasn't counting)
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Thanks for joining in.
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	Hog Island Boa hogg

[VexalUntil]

Originally Posted by RioBravoReptiles

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Consider that those boas are all very young in those images and at that age their relative size and mass is more about them being individuals than any feeding regimen... it would not be possible to feed each the same size meal as the largest one can handle nor reasonable to feed the largest boa what the smalest gets. And they each would not digest a meal at the same rate even if they were all fed the exact same prey.

Sorry if I didn't make myself clear. I was not referring to your three locality boas, but to a hypothetical litter of boas born where each was fed different size prey items at different intervals between feedings.

[Sherman]

Hi I'm Erika I'm new on here. A boa should be as big as it grows?

[Joene']

Hey. I am a new member. and would like any advice on breeding boas. I have a 6ft 2 and a half year young female,and a 4 ft one and a half year male. Is it stil to early???

[serivok]

mexican boas never get that big

[RioBravoReptiles]

Originally Posted by Sherman

Hi I'm Erika I'm new on here. A boa should be as big as it grows?

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That pretty much sums it up.. there is no rule that a Boa should be a certain size or mass at a given age. Many do develop similar to others but there is no set size or weight a boa should be..
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Boas are individuals and keepers who figure that out will have the best results with their boas. That's what I think.

[ajfreptiles]

Hey Gus, I love your Avitar...lol...I would not mess with you!

This site has great movement! I like it...I may stay here a while.

Andy

[RioBravoReptiles]

Originally Posted by ajfreptiles

Hey Gus, I love your Avitar...lol...I would not mess with you!
This site has great movement! I like it...I may stay here a while.
Andy

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Ok Andy.. but don't get too used to my avatar, it is just a joke (and not up to my normal standards for jokes).
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Be safe.