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phlegmatical
Yearling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 08/04/2014 : 13:20:25
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| My bci who never comes out his hide (but is feeding regular after months and months of being fussy) is at least 2 and a half years old and in the last year has only grown just under 1/2 a foot. At 4.5ft I'm starting to think he won't be growing much more so I'm thinking about moving him back into a 36x24x18 as he doesn't use any of the space provided and his 4x2x2 could go to better use! Any thoughts? |
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chrisc
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
3326 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2014 : 17:30:35
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at only 2 1/2 id say he's still got some growing to do plus with the not feeding before hes probably got some catching up to do.
as he is now feeding regularly i would leave him where he is
any pics of the viv an what you have in there like plant's, branches ect?
my boa william rarely does anything or moves to be honest |
1.0.0 burmese python,giblet. 1.0.0 BCI, william. 0.1.0 blue tongue skink, 0.1.0 green iguana, jasmin, 1.0.0 cape house snake, 0.1.0 checkered garter snake
my youtube. http://www.youtube.com/user/pegrocks
incubate 2 campaign
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phlegmatical
Yearling
United Kingdom
403 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2014 : 19:33:07
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| I have a hide both ends and a few fake plants and rocks. I did have a big branch but took it out as he never used it! I don't mind him having the 4x2 but thought one of the others will use all the space... |
Edited by - phlegmatical on 09/04/2014 19:34:16 |
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chrisc
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
3326 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2014 : 19:47:03
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william rarely climbed so i nicked the branches for a different viv but will put some back in there or a shelf at some point soon.
what heating are you using an what's the hot end temp? |
1.0.0 burmese python,giblet. 1.0.0 BCI, william. 0.1.0 blue tongue skink, 0.1.0 green iguana, jasmin, 1.0.0 cape house snake, 0.1.0 checkered garter snake
my youtube. http://www.youtube.com/user/pegrocks
incubate 2 campaign
https://www.facebook.com/incubate2 |
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phlegmatical
Yearling
United Kingdom
403 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2014 : 20:02:36
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| Ceramic. I've lowered hot end right down to 30. He was spending all his time at cold end so I kept lowering it until he starting using both hides and is eating regular. I'm happy with his setup and how he is generally now. Just don't have room for another 4x2x2 viv so if he don't use all his space I wanted to give it to one of the other snakes (or get another haha) |
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chrisc
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
3326 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2014 : 04:47:18
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i have william's hot end set to around 30 for the same reason, any hotter an he doesnt move from the cold end.
up to you but eventually hes very likely to need a 4x2x2 so you would be stuck if that space was given to another snake an then not have room for a 4x2x2 for the boa |
1.0.0 burmese python,giblet. 1.0.0 BCI, william. 0.1.0 blue tongue skink, 0.1.0 green iguana, jasmin, 1.0.0 cape house snake, 0.1.0 checkered garter snake
my youtube. http://www.youtube.com/user/pegrocks
incubate 2 campaign
https://www.facebook.com/incubate2 |
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phlegmatical
Yearling
United Kingdom
403 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2014 : 06:18:35
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| True. That's the only thing that's holding me back moving him. What age did William slow down on his growth? 2.5 is a guess on his age as a minimum he could be |
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chrisc
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
3326 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2014 : 07:06:39
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| William was adult and around 7ft when I got him so not sure on his growth rate |
1.0.0 burmese python,giblet. 1.0.0 BCI, william. 0.1.0 blue tongue skink, 0.1.0 green iguana, jasmin, 1.0.0 cape house snake, 0.1.0 checkered garter snake
my youtube. http://www.youtube.com/user/pegrocks
incubate 2 campaign
https://www.facebook.com/incubate2 |
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red123
Hatchling
United Kingdom
60 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2014 : 09:51:30
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I don't know if this will help at all but it might. We got my boa when she was 4ft and weighing 1kg. We have had her for 15 months and she has grown rapidly now measuring at 6ft and weighing 4.5kg. Although we bought her as female we can be shore as have not had her probed. Her age is bit of a grey area. We bough her supposedly aged just over 1 year but I have managed to track where her original owners sold her to and they say she was more like 2.5 yrs when they had her so she is between 2 - 3.5 years old and they felt she was a BCI x BCC but again no proof of this. 
Like yours she spends her days hiding away in hides or in a corner behind the hides. At night it all changes though. She is becoming more and more active during the night. If we creep down 9 times out of 10 she is out and about exploring. Have even found some plants pulled down over the last few days so really pleased with this. Yours might be the same and actually uses more space than you realise. |
Corn Snakes
1.0.0 Amel (Stan)
Royal Python
1.0.0 Normal (Nigel)
1.0.0 Albino (Tony)
Boa Constrictor Imperator
0.1.0 Agatha
Western Hognose
0.1.0 Normal(Stevie)
Honduran Milk Snake
0.0.1 Tri-coloured (Bryan)
0.0.1 Schneinder Skink (George )
0.2.0 Wild Type (no Hets) Leopard Geckos (Tilly & Belle)
1.0.0 Extreme Blonde Harlequin Crested Gecko (Bert)
13 GALS
Border collie x (BoB), 2 Cats (Lucky & Dip), 2 Texel Guniea Pigs (Richard & Roger), 1 Rex Guniea Pig (Eli), 1 Smooth Coated Guinea Pig (Ted), 6 Rescued Hens, 17 Goldfish, and The Dubia Family |
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phlegmatical
Yearling
United Kingdom
403 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2014 : 12:46:36
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That is interesting as I bought mine as a male at 4 ft and about 1.3kg and was told he was just over a year.
Now 14 months on he is 4.5ft and 2kg.
Almost identical storied but a massive size difference! |
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red123
Hatchling
United Kingdom
60 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2014 : 13:28:02
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| Her shedding rate has slowed down to roughly every 7-8 weeks as I have extended the time between feeds to 3 weeks, she is eating xl rats weighing around 400g at present. |
Corn Snakes
1.0.0 Amel (Stan)
Royal Python
1.0.0 Normal (Nigel)
1.0.0 Albino (Tony)
Boa Constrictor Imperator
0.1.0 Agatha
Western Hognose
0.1.0 Normal(Stevie)
Honduran Milk Snake
0.0.1 Tri-coloured (Bryan)
0.0.1 Schneinder Skink (George )
0.2.0 Wild Type (no Hets) Leopard Geckos (Tilly & Belle)
1.0.0 Extreme Blonde Harlequin Crested Gecko (Bert)
13 GALS
Border collie x (BoB), 2 Cats (Lucky & Dip), 2 Texel Guniea Pigs (Richard & Roger), 1 Rex Guniea Pig (Eli), 1 Smooth Coated Guinea Pig (Ted), 6 Rescued Hens, 17 Goldfish, and The Dubia Family |
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phlegmatical
Yearling
United Kingdom
403 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2014 : 14:11:57
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| I'd say mine sheds about the same rate and is on small/medium rats every 2 weeks. See all this says to me he isn't going to grow much more. Maybe being off food for so long has stunted his growth...If that happens? I'm not sure if it does or not |
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red123
Hatchling
United Kingdom
60 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2014 : 17:09:42
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| Well I guess he still has the potential to grow another foot or two realistically considering they never actually stop growing. I wouldn't have thought the fussy feeding would actually stunt his growth but simply made him a little slower at growing. I would personally keep him in his 4 x 2 as he will need this size at least anyway. Why not get a smaller snake to go in his old viv if you don't like empty vivs, I'm just the same lol. |
Corn Snakes
1.0.0 Amel (Stan)
Royal Python
1.0.0 Normal (Nigel)
1.0.0 Albino (Tony)
Boa Constrictor Imperator
0.1.0 Agatha
Western Hognose
0.1.0 Normal(Stevie)
Honduran Milk Snake
0.0.1 Tri-coloured (Bryan)
0.0.1 Schneinder Skink (George )
0.2.0 Wild Type (no Hets) Leopard Geckos (Tilly & Belle)
1.0.0 Extreme Blonde Harlequin Crested Gecko (Bert)
13 GALS
Border collie x (BoB), 2 Cats (Lucky & Dip), 2 Texel Guniea Pigs (Richard & Roger), 1 Rex Guniea Pig (Eli), 1 Smooth Coated Guinea Pig (Ted), 6 Rescued Hens, 17 Goldfish, and The Dubia Family |
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boa viv not being used!
