Pics of the New Homes

[JimiSnakes]

I grabbed a few Boaphile 421D's awhile back and I though I'd share a little bit. Jeff was incredible over the phone and dealt well with my constant questioning and babbling. He also sent them to me promptly and I couldn't have been happier.

Here is a few pics of them:




Then some close ups of Hestia (my 66% het albino) in hers trying to find a way out:




Then one of Aphrodite (my pastel salmon-colored girl) just relaxing:


Hope you like.

[Ginevive]

I just LOVE those cages; if I had the extra dough, that's what I'd get.. wonder if there's any way to hand-build one! I think that they combine the coolness of being able to see your snakes clearly, with the tublikeness of temperature/humidity control goodness.

[basuca]

do they need a hide or they will be fine with out them? and how big are they? do they need a bigger cage some day or that there permanet cage? and how bid is the cage? sorry for all the Q bu Im thinking to buy a boa some day wen I get out of here

[JimiSnakes]

Those two are 7 and 6.5 feet and they are fine in those cages for good. The cages are 4ft x 2ft x 1ft. I don't use hides with Big Boas because they rarely, if ever, use them and they just take up floor room that is better used for them wandering around. Actually, I don't use hides at all...just lots of crumbled newspaper. Dumerils, which are a lot like BPs, love the newspaper and crawl and burrow in it. A friend of mine, who breeds BPs, used this trick with his BPs and took all the hides out and he says that it seems to work better for them too. The big boas in the above pics just flatten anything I put in there, so it's really no use trying...lol. They are hefty girls.

[basuca]

so they are a 2 man snake? and how old are they? they get that big fast?
and thx for all the info!! I love it!

[JimiSnakes]

Depends on the size of the man...lol. I don't use others to handle them, but they are my big babies. They are both 3 years old.

[basuca]

THX very much for all of the info!! realy!! thx

[Kilo]

jim020cricket: Ho do you heat boaphiles.. and How do you retain the humidity and if the humidity does it's own thing whats the ambient reading?

[Pork Chops N' Corn Bread]

They look great Jimi!!! What are you going to do with the females when they outgrow those cages

[JimiSnakes]

Ho do you heat boaphiles.. and How do you retain the humidity and if the humidity does it's own thing whats the ambient reading?

Digital thermometers/hygrometers on each end. Spray once a day. They came with flexwatt installed.

They look great Jimi!!! What are you going to do with the females when they outgrow those cages

I don't think they will, but if they do...I'll deal with it then.