Enclosure for Boa

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Originally Posted by svtvenom

So I put two black plastic hides that I recently ordered in my boas cage. Every time I put up the one on the warm side it’s dripping wet and the substrate under it is wet. It has helped the humidity in the cage but I’m sure this can’t be good for him if it’s that wet. What should I do?

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I have this issue with all my hides whenever i use fresh substrate if it isnt dry like aspen. I just wipe it out with a paper towel every couple days and eventually when the substrate dries out a little, the condensation inside the hides will quit forming.

Also there is nothing wrong with it being a little damp inside a hide. My boas used them still and if they didnt want to, they would wander off behind a hide.

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

I have this issue with all my hides whenever i use fresh substrate if it isnt dry like aspen. I just wipe it out with a paper towel every couple days and eventually when the substrate dries out a little, the condensation inside the hides will quit forming.

Also there is nothing wrong with it being a little damp inside a hide. My boas used them still and if they didnt want to, they would wander off behind a hide.

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Good point, a little condensation is ok. I was thinking wet hide, substrate, etc. Forgot enclosure humidity is being measured as well.

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

Actually, its opposite. Snakes usually grow larger in captivity because they are fed like clockwork more food than needed and live in optimal conditions with no need to exercise or actually 'hunt' for food. In the wild, boas can and do go months without food. They need to first find it and then actually catch it. Not to mention in the winter there, they go 3+ months with no food at all. This is why boas are opportunistic feeders and dont pass up meals unless they have been stuffed. They also arent fed the optimum size food either. In the wild, they cant be picky. So they might get lucky and get a nice big dinner or they might end up only catching a snack.

And i have never seen a 10 foot BCi ever. i have seen 8 foot ones but those are usually about 10-15 years old if properly fed. If over fed, they are usually dead within 5 years. Now BCC do get large, especially Peruvians which are the largest BCC and do get to 10 feet. But those snakes are very old. Rule of thumb i was told was that if you properly feed your boa, you can expect about 12 inches per year of growth for the first 3-4 years. Then it slows down dramatically.

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You are saying boas grow larger in captivity, and that you have never ever seen a 10 foot BCI, only 8 foot omnes.
This is a 3,30 meters (11 feet) WILD BOA. This proves the opposite of all what you are saying. Read what the owner of the video wrote below the video in the introduction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp8k6kHAUm0

In the wild they have the freedom to eat what they want when ever they want

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Originally Posted by Dutti

You are saying boas grow larger in captivity, and that you have never ever seen a 10 foot BCI, only 8 foot omnes.
This is a 3,30 meters (11 feet) WILD BOA. This proves the opposite of all what you are saying. Read what the owner of the video wrote below the video in the introduction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp8k6kHAUm0

In the wild they have the freedom to eat what they want when ever they want

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That is an extremely pissed off Boa! Hissing for like a minute straight.

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Originally Posted by Godzilla78

That is an extremely pissed off Boa! Hissing for like a minute straight.

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This is what the owner of the video wrote:"Appreciates this beautiful and intimidating animal, which was captured near the civilian population, was relocated and released in an area suitable for its development. 3.30mts and weighed more than 22kg."
Pissed off because of the relocation i would guess. Needs time to accommodate to the new environment

Ok awesome. I will wipe them down. I ordered my AP T10 this past week. I can’t wait to get rid of this stupid glass cage lol.

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Originally Posted by Dutti

You are saying boas grow larger in captivity, and that you have never ever seen a 10 foot BCI, only 8 foot omnes.
This is a 3,30 meters (11 feet) WILD BOA. This proves the opposite of all what you are saying. Read what the owner of the video wrote below the video in the introduction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp8k6kHAUm0

In the wild they have the freedom to eat what they want when ever they want

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No comment from the member whom i referred to about this. Just saying

To be fair , you can't tell how long that Boa is .. looks more like a four foot one comparing it to the normal size of rocks you generally come across in the woods .


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Originally Posted by Zincubus

To be fair , you can't tell how long that Boa is .. looks more like a four foot one comparing it to the normal size of rocks you generally come across in the woods .


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Such a ridiculous claim! You are joking aren't you? I laughed when i read your above mentioned statement despite that it began with TO BE FAIR