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Feeding Question

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I just got my new boa, and I want to get it eating frozen. I actually gotr it to eat 3 pinky mice, but I was wondering if I should feed it normal sized frozen mice or pinky rats. When I got it it was eating live mice, so I am happy to see it will eat frozen, now I just am unsure of what sized proportion I should feed it. Can I over feed it?

Here is a link to the pics of him(about 25 inches)... http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?p=239451#post239451
 
Timothy,
At 25" in length, your boa can easily take full-size mice or rat pups. One of these, once a week, will be fine.

To answer your other question: yes, you can overfeed him. Many people tend to overfeed their snakes. They either enjoy watching the process or get overly concerned that their animals are not getting enough food. A slow and steady feeding program is much healthier.

As your boa grows, simply increase the size of the prey items.
 
The basic tried and true rule of thumb, as far as prey amount and size, is as follows. 1 prey item as thick, or ever so slightly thicker, than the widest part of the snakes body. At the size of your snake, once a week is good as previously mentioned. Rats are the prey of choice with Boas, as they are more nutritious, and the Boa will eventually outgrow mice anyway. I hope that helps.
 
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