New boa new to keeping boas

Oh I said I wanted a male albino. That will happen before the end of the year. 😂😂

Also funny thing was at the shop again the lady in that department was very weary to put her hand in the enclosure to get it. Saying "you know they are very nippy" I just shrugged and was like well getting bit will likely happen sooner or later.. Might as well get it out the way. She looked at me like I was crazy. I reached right in. The female I was going to get was the nippy one and took a couple shots at me.

Picked my guy up and the women was just standing there shaking her head saying "your nuts" followed by.. "Well how come he's not biting you!?" I politely told her my work on my hands and hers are totally different. As a wall of rodents was right behind us...😂😂😂

You'll love boas, and males CAN get big. If you are NOT raising them to breed and they are not exposed to females, there is potential for increased growth. Even when NOT power feeding. I was told that by Gus Rentfro (Boa God) when asking if I could grow a large male safely.

I bought from Rodent-Pro at an expo, but I purchased quail. I have heard what Kali has said, and have been told by other respected boa folk that Layne Labs is a high quality operation.

Heat,,,,,, I think there are a number of ways to do it. Our royal has a light (hate it) and an Ultratherm UTH. (good quality)

That is for my son's royal in an insulated glass tank. (don't like glass tanks) it looks nice and it works, but not ideal and I did a lot of work on it to make it work well.

I use a Pro-Products radiant heat panel and nothing else in the boa cage. Both setups are controlled by Herpstat I or II thermostats.


THIS:::: is my boa utopia.

http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/y...a/DSC00734.jpg

That cage is a Pro-Line from Constrictors Northwest. 4' X 2' X 14". I'm considering moving the royal to this and either getting a 5 footer, or and 18-24" high cage for the boa with the same footprint as the other 4 ft cage.

Boas can and WILL climb if you give them the chance. I think it's good for them personally.



You snake is beautiful!

Thanks Geo, that set up looks amazing as well.

Ultimately my end game for him is to build a enclosure I can mount on top of a 6' fish tank stand I made a couple years ago. I sold the tank and now it just holds smaller tubs/bins/cups/water bottles/cloths... You see where I'm going with this.

I'm thinking a 6'x3'x2' and do a 4-5' viewing area with spare glass from work. I'd glue some sort of tile on the bottom/walls. Make another glass cut out/tile on the bottom for the heat. source. Caulk it all to help secure the glass and make it hold humidity better. I can even add glass to the top for the lighting... I want it to be tall enough that he could climb if it wanted.

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Thanks Geo, that set up looks amazing as well.

Ultimately my end game for him is to build a enclosure I can mount on top of a 6' fish tank stand I made a couple years ago. I sold the tank and now it just holds smaller tubs/bins/cups/water bottles/cloths... You see where I'm going with this.

I'm thinking a 6'x3'x2' and do a 4-5' viewing area with spare glass from work. I'd glue some sort of tile on the bottom/walls. Make another glass cut out/tile on the bottom for the heat. source. Caulk it all to help secure the glass and make it hold humidity better. I can even add glass to the top for the lighting... I want it to be tall enough that he could climb if it wanted.

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AAAAHHH Haaa,,, You be the handy type LOL!

I have seen some extremely cool custom cages. This will be fun to see!

Yeah... This is how we roll in the morning...http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/01/04/nygyhuvu.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/01/04/8asuda8u.jpg