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gmac
The Scottish Admin
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 15/04/2011 : 22:51:10
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Originally posted by uma and bill
A common Boa with the red/brown tail, I have seen some pictures and some of them are massive. I heard about the feeding method but I cant say I agree with it.
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sizewise male common 6-7 ft ish, female 8-9 ft ish |
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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4334 Posts |
Posted - 15/04/2011 : 23:26:28
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| Not having a go but its not wise to buy a Boa if your not sure how big its going to get. You will have to plan for a potentially 9 foot snake that will take 2 people to handle (well one person to handle one on standby just in case). Have you been treated to a Boa poop yet? Gas masks at the ready for that, lol, I knew it was bad but oh boy its worse than that. |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16/04/2011 : 09:17:48
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Originally posted by uma and bill
I heard about the feeding method but I cant say I agree with it.
what feeding method have you heard about?  |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
Location:Leeds/York/Selby area |
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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5599 Posts |
Posted - 16/04/2011 : 10:42:24
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Originally posted by gingerpony
quote:
Originally posted by uma and bill
I heard about the feeding method but I cant say I agree with it.
what feeding method have you heard about?
Think its in regards to feeding to control size.  |
      
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mikerichards
don't say the 'M' word!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16/04/2011 : 12:42:27
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That feeding method is rubbish, stupid, and negligent, to put it bluntly!
You cannot control the size a snake will grow to by starving it.
All you are doing is starving the snake and you will cause numerous other complications, DO NOT even attempt to regulate a snakes size by starving it!
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Location : Worthing, West Sussex
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Invalid User
Account Deactivated
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16/04/2011 : 13:01:19
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I had never heard of this method! I knew about power feeding but didn't know that some people try to control a snakes growth by feeding less!! Seems a really odd thing to do. If you don't have room for or don't want a big snake, don't get one!
Bob, I haven't found boa poo to be that smelly at all, infact I think king and corn poo is much worse! |
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uma and bill
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 17/04/2011 : 23:49:11
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Originally posted by Louise32
You will have to get some pics up of yours. :)
We will do in the next few days
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