Recent pics of my new Boa "Owen"

Just wanted to share some new pics of my boy - he is soooo precious.

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He is 9 months old and about 29 inches long at 187 grams. Is he on track?? He is currently in half of a T8 but I would love to move him into the whole T8 - just wasn't sure if that would be okay.

Your thoughts.

Thanks

Really nice addition well done enjoy. He'll be even more awesome when he grows up just gotta love coral albinos. Mines just a regular albino but i still think he's great. I think he's a bcc so it'll be interesting to see how big he gets.

What a perfect little guy! He looks nice and healthy :) A full T8 shouldn't be a problem for him. Boas aren't agoraphobic like BPs and some other species.

Yikes - he better not a BCC - I was told he is a BCI. I coudn't handle the large size that the BCC's get to.

The reason I want to move him into the whole cage is because I don't feel like with just using the half cage that there is enough room for a good temp gradient. I have an 40 watt RHP in there and it takes up at least 2/3rds of the cage width. If I move him to the entire cage I will switch to an 80 watt RHP and should be good to go.

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Originally Posted by L.West

Yikes - he better not a BCC - I was told he is a BCI. I coudn't handle the large size that the BCC's get to.

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No no i was referring to my albino boa. Don't worry yours is very much a bci. :gj:

Also i'm not familiar with a t8 and rhp's i can't help you much there sorry.

I thought so but then again - what do I know:)

Fortunately I do have experience with PVC cages and RHP's so I know that the 80W RHP is perfect when using the entire cage.

My only concern was if the snake would be okay in a 4ft x 2ft cage this young.

Congrats on your good looking boy!

My Boa experience agrees with Eavlynn, they are more secure in their surroundings than a BP. My 2 won't even use hides. But I would still offer them, especially for a youngster. And with going to a bigger setup, there's plenty of room for the hides as well.