Rosy Boa question

Hey guys, I'm so excited. Later this evening I will be picking up my first Rosy Boa! :banana: I've been doing research on them all day long, so that I'll be properly prepared to take care of the little beauty. One thing I have been noticing in all of my research is that most care sheets say that you should NOT put a water dish in their enclosure, but instead offer them water a couple of times a week. I'm a little adverse to this idea, because I prefer to let my animals drink any time they are thirsty. So, I figured I would come to some of you experts for some advice.

Do you guys refrain from keeping a water dish in your Rosy Boas' enclosures....or do you keep one in there and have no problems? Curious minds would love to know. ;) Thanks in advance to anyone giving their opinions. Every little bit helps!

The few I kept I kept water with,they are arid desert creatures and can survive without a drink for quite sometime..But As with you why should they have to wait..

Thanks Tim. I went ahead and put a small, heavy water dish in her enclosure, so she shouldn't be able to knock it over. I'll keep a close eye on it and make sure that it stays dry around the bowl. I snapped a few quick shots before I placed her in, so I figured I'd show her off. Here's my newest little girl, Athena.

I know she's a Rosy Boa, but I am hoping that someone might be able to tell me what locality she is? Her base color is a soft sand and her striping is a rich, deep bronze color. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/4485/athena001.jpg

http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/8940/athena002.jpg

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/1526/athena003.jpg

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/9859/athena004.jpg

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/800/athena005u.jpg

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/6250/athena007.jpg

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/4053/athena008.jpg

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/1230/athena009.jpg

Nice looking rosy boa - Congrats on the new pick up. I wish I could help you with the locality question.

check out
http://www.vmsherp.com/ViewRosies.htm
and
http://www.localityrosys.com/localities.php


Tony

Rosy Boas were one of my first snakes. They are great pets. My daughter now owns 1.1 Mexican Lower Baja Rosy Boas. I only give them a water bowl for 24 hours after feeding them. They do well in low humidity, so tanks are a good safe bet for them too. You don't want the humidity to get over 40% or they can come down with RI's VERY easy. Good luck!

I used to breed rosy boas. I always kept a heavy shallow water dish with mine-somewhat like those heavy old glass ashtrays. I'm not sure of the locality of yours, that can be difficult sometimes! They do great in tanks, and I kept mine on a thick layer of crushed walnut bedding, as they liked to burrow a bit.

Hey thanks, Scutechute! From those pictures, I would have to say that she is a Catavina locality Rosy. :banana: The picture on the second site looks JUST like her. Also, thanks for the tips, Jimi and Snakelady. I appreciate it. I think I'll go ahead and keep her water dish in her enclosure for now and just watch it and her very closely. It is a very heavy, shallow dish, so I think it should be ok. I just would feel better knowing that she could drink if she were thirsty, instead of having to wait until I put her water dish in there. ;)

Thanks so much for the comments and help guys!

I put water in my Rosy Boas enclosure once a week for 24 hours.

Nice rosy! I've always been interested in these U.S. boas.