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01-07-2012, 09:46 AM
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?? 2011 boa's of considerable size difference
Hi
Can anyone tell me why my 2011's boa's are so different is size?
I have a jungle het,motley het and 2 coral albino's i got this year.
The corals are May babies as is the motley het and the jungle het is a June baby .
The Corals are about 3' and they are between the thickness of a half $ and a silver $.They almost look ready to breed in size.
The motley het and jungle het are still looking small.They are about the thickness on a average guys middle finger,maybe a bit bigger.
I was given feed cards for the corals and they were feed every 9 days.
Not sure how the other 2 were fed.I feed every 7-10 days.
I will be sticking to every 9 days on the corals until they start to breed.
Thanks alot
Rich
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01-07-2012, 11:45 AM
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sad deal right there . . . . . .
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01-07-2012, 12:06 PM
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Please explain.
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01-07-2012, 12:40 PM
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Tommy is an eccentric guy, you'll just have to get used to him I guess lol. If I had to guess what the comment was about, I think he believes in feeding much less frequent like ever 14 days or even longer between feeding.
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01-07-2012, 01:05 PM
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Thanks Bear.
I feed every 7-10 and being honest,closer to 10.I also skip a meal here and there. I was just wondering if genetics had something to do with it.
The smaller ones came from reputable breeders,so i would think they 2 fed appropriate times and size.
I do feed my adults every 2-3 weeks.My boa's are not fat and have alot of muscle mass
and are still square shaped, which i think is preferable over fat round ones?
There was so much to read on line from so many different sources about proper feeding to weed out.And who knows if i followed the right 1.
I like the feeding i do now and they are healthy.
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01-07-2012, 01:12 PM
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posting from a phone sucks!
"The sad deal" is your excelerating your animals demise
feeding at those rates.
I just cant resist defending animals that cant defend themselves
Eccentric ?
a : deviating from an established or usual pattern or style < eccentric products>
b : deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways <an eccentric millionaire>
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01-07-2012, 01:24 PM
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There is a difference between "appropriate" and "accepted"
Understanding the animal as it is designed and feeding whats "accepted"clearly supports the gross negligence of the majority that
are over feeding.
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01-07-2012, 01:27 PM
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All the ads i read are saying i'm within the recommended times.
2/3 weeks for adult and skip a meal here and there.
I have read 1 on line that the guy feed about a dozen rats per year.He says since they are opportunistic feeders that sometimes they dont eat for months.And hea feeds that way.But i never heard of him.
My now adults(early 07's) took until now to get 6.-6.5 ' and 1 at about 7'.
I dont think thats over feeding at all.But i am new.
What is your feeding recommendations from neo up?
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01-07-2012, 01:29 PM
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I'm sorry,2 were 6' last breeding season.The rest are just now being bred.
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01-07-2012, 02:18 PM
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Hey Rich, here's an awesome thread about feeding schedules:
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/foru...d.php?t=255782
Not sure if I've given you the link before or not. Here's a quote from another thread that I replied to:
Quote:
Originally Posted by RachelsBoa
Right now I'm feeding my 2011s every 2-3 weeks, 2010 and 2009 boas every 4-5 weeks, and 2008 and older every 6-7 weeks. Each meal is one prey item big enough to be visible after eaten but not too big. They are all healthy and doing good!
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And I'm actually feeding a little less since it's winter.
As far as the size difference, that's a pretty big difference! Some boas do just grow at different speeds. I have a 2010 that's the size of my 2011s, a 2008 that's the size of my 2009s, and a 2011 that's the size of my 2010s (I think this one may have been overfed prior to my getting him). But, maybe not, he could just be a fast grower.
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