Yep Rick, she has the 'big' genes...

A discussion on a different thread concerning size of boas prompted a surprised comment by my friend Rick Carew (from whom I got this girl Callisto from) about my description of her current size. She's about 2 1/2 yrs old now, and even though I'm feeding her relatively conservatively, she's growing like a weed. For scale reference, the cage she's in is 47" x 22" x 12". I'm definitely going to have to invest in a 6' cage for her soon. She is coloring up so nicely too, especially in the tail area.

(ps - don't mind the urates in Zeus's cage, he decided to leave it after I cleaned his cage the night before)

NICE! She is gonna be HUGE, too!!

Originally Posted by Matt2979

NICE! She is gonna be HUGE, too!!

Thanks Matt! It's amazing seeing this growth on feeding her only twice a month in summer, and once a month in winter. No fat rolls or bent up scales, and her head is in proportion to her body. Just wish she enjoyed being handled more . She's never been aggressive, but she doesn't necessarily like being taken out of her cage. Won't hear me complain though, she's a work of art.

off topic, but how do you like those flukers thermos? I love mine

Originally Posted by Utta

off topic, but how do you like those flukers thermos? I love mine

I only have one complaint about them, and that's when I use them in my egg containers during incubation, it seems the super-saturated air eventually fades the display, but otherwise they work great

Big girl! Very pretty too!

Are those Repti-Rack cages?

Originally Posted by johnb88

Big girl! Very pretty too!

Are those Repti-Rack cages?

Thanks John!

Indeed they are, I'm very happy with them.

Interesting. Her sisters are just a tad smaller. They probably avg a meal every 3 weeks yr round. But admittedly, I was a little late on bumping up their prey size, due to I just wanted to use up the smalls. LOL

They're all 3 bigger then my '05 Honduran male though.

She's turning out to be a sweet critter John. Glad she ended up with you. Looks like she's getting the best of care.


PS, she has a couple sisters and a brother in this thread here...
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/foru...d.php?t=191561


Thanks for the update!

Originally Posted by crotalusadamanteus

She's turning out to be a sweet critter John. Glad she ended up with you. Looks like she's getting the best of care.

Thanks for the update!

Thanks my friend, that means alot. I guarantee I'll be doing everything I can to make sure she accompanies me to a ripe old age.

Nice John shes a beaut! And like you already know, she sounds like shes going to be pretty big. At that rate now she may be pushing 8 feet by the time shes 5. Their growth slows down quite a bit after 3 years or so they but they keep growing and growing and growing lol