Need advice from anyone with Rubber Boa experience

[ericeod]

First of all, thanks for checking out this post and giving any advice you might have.

I've been interested in Rubber Boas since I saw them in my Reptile and Amphibian Field to North America as a kid. Then I saw one for the first time at the Tucson reptile Convention last year. Well, the convention is kicking off next weekend and I am planning on finally getting one. I've read some mixed care advice, and wanted to see if there are any owners here that can give care advice. I've read their care is similar to Rosy Boas, but with such different habitats, I don't know if that will work. I know they spend a lot of time in burrows, live in high elevation and live in cooler temps.

So any advice on care, habitat and things to consider when owning a Rubber Boa is much appreciated. Also note I live in Tucson were humidity is low.

[ericeod]

It looks like after this weekend, if I can get one, I will have to get some info out to the community on Rubber Boas!

[ericeod]

I found one person (I think is the same person as last year) who had Rubber Boas. He had a 2010 boa which has eaten pinckies, and 2011 new borns which have not eaten yet. I was told if I got one of the 2011 babies, I could expect them not to eat until sometime this spring. So I decided to get the 2010. It is a California Coastal "Santa Cruz Mountain" rubber boa. I asked as many questions as I could think of, and from what I could gather from the breader, they need to be kept at cooler temperatures. I was told to keep it's temps around 76°f and not to keep it in a room at 80°f and above.

Here are 2 pictures I took with my phone, and with different lighting. You can see that for a 2010 boa, it is a small (I never realized they started off this small):

[ericeod]

I'm seeing great results with my rubber Boa as far as his feeding and activity; and I will be picking up an unrelated female tomorrow from a breeder who has over 20yrs experience breeding them. I plan on writing up a general Rubber Boa thread including: what I've learned as related to husbandry, care, feeding and general knowledge. I will include pictures and links to sources. But for now, here are some pictures I took of my 1yr old male.