How fast do Red Tail Boas grow?

[johninflorida]

Im curious. I had 2 of them in the past and they grew rather slowly. Mine got about 5 feet in about 3 years. Is that normal growth for these snakes? Thanks
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[Constrictor_BO]

yeah.. that sounds about right. I have 2 that are about 3 yrs old and they are 5 to 6ft. They can grow somewhat faster if power fed but this usually tends to making them obese.
To give you a general idea, here are the sizes of mine. THese measurments are not totally acurate but are real close. I havent measured them in a while now.

7 to 8 yrs old.........9'
3 to 4 yrs old.........6.5'
2 yrs old.................4'
[addsig]

Hmm Let's see ..Some of the ones I have are...[ I haven't measured them this week, so it is from at least a month ago, and not from my records, what I remember so some may be a tad off even]

MALES:
Rebels : 3 years old .....4'
Raspberry : 1 year ......3' [BCA]
Hershey : 5 years.......7 1/2'
Noah : age = ? .....9'+
La'Creme : 4 years old...5' 8"

{ANGUS who I just lost..: Age 4 years old.......9' ]

FEMALES:
Adrianna : 5 years old .......4 1/2' [ She has been the same size since 2 years ago even.. [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_confused.gif[/img] ]
Andy : 7 years old.........8 1/2'
Diamond : age = ? .......10'+
Blossom : age ? .......8 1/2'
Valentina : 4 years ......8'
Cocoa : 4 years ..... 5' 9" [ ca]
Abby-Luv : age 4-5 years........6 1/2' [ bcc/guyana]
Loringa : 5 years....7 1/2'

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[bassbuster]

Im new to this site but what a great site.I have a 9ft columbian red tail.She is 9yrs old but she grew to be 6ft in 12months.I beleive its totally related to your feeding schedule.Hi to all you snake lovers I thought I was alone. [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_eek.gif[/img]
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[Constrictor_BO]

Bass.. 6ft in 12 months??? Dayum, how did you feed that snake?
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[Constrictor_BO]

oh yeah... Welcome to RTB
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[driftwooddodgeman]

I had read somewhere that 6 ft in a year was the normal growth rate...did I get some bad info or something? I feed mine every 5-7 days, with varying sizes of pinkys. (it's only 18 in. right now...)
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[Constrictor_BO]

I would say that was some bad info... What size is your boa? Smaller earling boas are usually fed every 7 to 19 days. When they are larger and feeding on medium to large rats, then feed then every 12 to 14 days. All mine feed mostly every 14 days.
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[driftwooddodgeman]

WOW...I thought it was every 5-7 for babies/yearlings! Anyway, he/she's around 18 in., and quite slender. maybe like 1/2 in. wide. Taller than it is wider... Boas are known for their square-ish shape, right? [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]

[Fatboymike]

WOW!! there's another topic that my local pet shop doesnt have a clue about!!!!!!! I wasted a bunch of time
getting all the information on growth, feeding and temps from the so called "expert"!!!!!! I wish I had found this site first, I could have saved a lot of time Thax everyone for all the good info. [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_cool.gif[/img]
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[Constrictor_BO]

ummm.. sorry yall.. There is a typo. It should be every 7 to 10 days for yearling. Not 7 to 19. Most people keep it more to the every 7 days there but it all depends on the size of the rat. But definately every 7 to 10 days sounds much better than the other.
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[ss26969]

hmmmm mines only 5ft and shes 7 yrs old [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_confused.gif[/img]
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