Boa cage question

[tmartin2347]

Does is matter what size cage you get for a boa when it's an 07' or 08'?

Everyone says to get a 4'x2'x12" cage but does that apply still if I get an 08' or 07'?

[starmom]

Ask 10 boa keepers and get 12 different answers!!!!

My thoughts on what has worked well for me: I have 3 boas. One little '08, a yearling and a year and half- all females. All are currently in RBI 3x2x1 cages heated with RHP's. When I got the wee little one, I put her into this cage and she was fine (I had a tub at the ready- just in case!)

I will be purchasing big cages for these girls since the older two are outgrowing their cages. I'll purchase either a 6x2x4 or a 4x2x6; my girls do enjoy climbing!

Remember: There are more ways than one way to keep these snakes! That is my disclaimer!!!

[tmartin2347]

Ask 10 boa keepers and get 12 different answers!!!!

My thoughts on what has worked well for me: I have 3 boas. One little '08, a yearling and a year and half- all females. All are currently in RBI 3x2x1 cages heated with RHP's. When I got the wee little one, I put her into this cage and she was fine (I had a tub at the ready- just in case!)

I will be purchasing big cages for these girls since the older two are outgrowing their cages. I'll purchase either a 6x2x4 or a 4x2x6; my girls do enjoy climbing!

Remember: There are more ways than one way to keep these snakes! That is my disclaimer!!!

HAHA that is true about different answers from everyone. I have been doing research on what type of cage I get whether it's animal plastics, boaphile, and reptile basics and everyone has their favorites and everyone says different things about the same cage.

Thanks for your response.

[Rakk101]

I keep my little ones in a 32qt rack system, the bigger ones get 4' and 6' cages from boamaster. I have some boaphile cages also and they are very nice but I like how much head room I have in the boamasters and I like the look a little bit more.

I will say the boamaster cages weigh alot and I had to put industrial strength casters on them where the plastic cages weigh nothing and can be moved very easily.

[JimiSnakes]

Corey is right, Boamaster makes some nice cages. They are perfect for a nice looking display setup, but not so perfect when you need 18 or more of them! lol. When it comes to plastic caging, it's all preference. I prefer the long one door drop down fronts that the Boaphiles have. I don't like the sliding doors and I am not a fan of 2 doors with 2 sets of hinges. Some would disagree with me and say the alternative. Either is fine.

Babies- All my 08's are kept in 6qt tub racks. When they start to outgrow them they are moved up to a slimmer designed 8qt tub with a hinged lid then they are moved up to a 31qt tub rack. From there the males are moved up to a cb-70 (which is a shorter but longer and wider 40qt tub rack system). The Females are moved up to a 421D.

That said, I'm jam packed here and room/space is always an issue. You could easily take a baby 08 and put him/her in a 30qt and then move them up to their permanent home from there and skip a lot of steps.

Like McKinsey said- This question will give you a boat load of alternatives. lol

[Rakk101]

Corey is right, Boamaster makes some nice cages. They are perfect for a nice looking display setup, but not so perfect when you need 18 or more of them! lol. When it comes to plastic caging, it's all preference. I prefer the long one door drop down fronts that the Boaphiles have. I don't like the sliding doors and I am not a fan of 2 doors with 2 sets of hinges. Some would disagree with me and say the alternative. Either is fine.

LOL I ordered 8 of the boamasters at one time, good thing I had them delivered to my office because I needed the forklift just to unload them.

One thing I did notice is I will only order racks from boaphile or AP in the future, the boamaster racks look nice but man they have the tightest grip on the sterilites. I thought my boas where stuck inside for good

[tmartin2347]

thanks jim, I think I might just use a stand alone tub like a 32qt or so at first, then put him/her when I get one into its permanent cage when it grows out of the tub.

Corey is right, Boamaster makes some nice cages. They are perfect for a nice looking display setup, but not so perfect when you need 18 or more of them! lol. When it comes to plastic caging, it's all preference. I prefer the long one door drop down fronts that the Boaphiles have. I don't like the sliding doors and I am not a fan of 2 doors with 2 sets of hinges. Some would disagree with me and say the alternative. Either is fine.

Babies- All my 08's are kept in 6qt tub racks. When they start to outgrow them they are moved up to a slimmer designed 8qt tub with a hinged lid then they are moved up to a 31qt tub rack. From there the males are moved up to a cb-70 (which is a shorter but longer and wider 40qt tub rack system). The Females are moved up to a 421D.

That said, I'm jam packed here and room/space is always an issue. You could easily take a baby 08 and put him/her in a 30qt and then move them up to their permanent home from there and skip a lot of steps.

Like McKinsey said- This question will give you a boat load of alternatives. lol

[JimiSnakes]

LOL I ordered 8 of the boamasters at one time, good thing I had them delivered to my office because I needed the forklift just to unload them.

One thing I did notice is I will only order racks from boaphile or AP in the future, the boamaster racks look nice but man they have the tightest grip on the sterilites. I thought my boas where stuck inside for good

Yeah, I've heard that from his racks too.

thanks jim, I think I might just use a stand alone tub like a 32qt or so at first, then put him/her when I get one into its permanent cage when it grows out of the tub.

You can't go wrong that way.

[ssjsmits]

Ask 10 boa keepers and get 12 different answers!!!!


Remember: There are more ways than one way to keep these snakes! That is my disclaimer!!!

Exactly, on both counts!
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I have one boa that is an early 08' and several that are in the 06-07' range. All of them are in 40qt like this
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I've housed boas in these tubs for a few years before upgrading. A 4ft cage for a boa of that age is too big in my opinion.

[Wh00h0069]

I keep my adult female boa in a 4x2x2 cage. My adult male and sub-adult female are in 41qt tubs.