baby during meal time

[___LEE___]

i told a few of u that my female that is 3-4' is on large rats and i know steve asked to see pics so here is one that i caught right as she took it from me.

[sclark]

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Cool Lee,

That is pushing it for her.. She is a total piggy...hahahaha

Steve

[___LEE___]

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LOL i know steve but she takes them no problems LOL should of seen the size of the poo that came out like lol huge

[sclark]

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Lee wait till your snakes reach 6-8 foot. Your gonna think you had a Saint Bernard living in that cage..)

Steve

[___LEE___]

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i can already tell that steve LOL

LEE

[redtailedmel]

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i dunno if its the way the pic looks but that rat looks about the same size as the small rats i order from rodent pro and my 3-4 ft babies thake them like no tamarrow!! hehe i have pics posted of mine eating there din din somewhere on this forum lol if you wanna look at em. theya re pretty big for smalls .

[WeLsH]

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My god that rat looks to big!! But if she keeps it down no problem, than way to go.

[___LEE___]

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yea she never once regurged on me and the guy i got her from said that she took them that size since she was 2' lol

LEE

[ClayEnglish]

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Just be careful on the size though, because too much too soon is not healthy for the boas. Yes they will grow amazingly fast, but it can also create a very short life span.

That rat looks too big for that boa IMHO. At least twice the size of the girth of that boa.

It is never a question of "can they eat that big" it is more a question of "should they eat that big".

It may work for you, but I would not recommend that size feeding ratio to anyone.

Just my 2 cents.

[___LEE___]

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Ok Thanks for the input clay i will move her to sm/med rats i just thought i would stick with the meals she has been getting. Again thanks for the input and i will move to sm/med.

LEE

[BMoore]

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She is a really pretty snake though LEE. Glad to hear you are moving to smaller prey item's. You want her to live as long and healthy as possible!

**Beth**

[sclark]

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Hey Lee,

Like I said above, it does look abit large for her.. No question she is a total pig..LOL Glad your gonna move her to a little smaller..

Steve

[___LEE___]

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thanks guys yes i just bought 4 small rats should i try two or just give her the one every 7 days instead of one larg rat every 10?

LEE

[sclark]

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One every 7-10 days should be fine.. See how she reacts. I know she is a piggy..LOL

Steve

[XzyluM]

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I'm not a fan of power feeding nor am I saying you are one. I agree with Clay, I have seen boa with enormous bodies and a very small head due to such. Glad you are switching her around.