My 2014 dwarf boa has a cool and a warm hide and use them both intermittently, though he stays in them for a day straight after eating.
03-24-2016, 06:48 PM
Rob
Re: Boa Hides?
When I threw in the nice RBI hides my boa would just lay across the top of them or chill behind it. Don't think he got the memo about going in.
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03-24-2016, 06:52 PM
Sauzo
My boas were like that when I got them as babies. I think its because the breeders used racks with tubs so the babies never really knew what hides were. Heck Vicky was scared of the inside of her hides for about 3 months haha. She would peek inside and then double back like she saw a ghost. She sat on top and next to them. now though they all love them and use them to sleep in or if they are shedding. And at night they all come out and lay on top of them.
03-24-2016, 11:34 PM
dkatz4
Re: Boa Hides?
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Originally Posted by Rob
When I threw in the nice RBI hides my boa would just lay across the top of them or chill behind it. Don't think he got the memo about going in.
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Mine likes to wedge himself between the hide and the wall sometimes b/c he's weird, but he also sleeps on top of the cool side hide b/c its a little warmer than the cool side floor but a litter cooler than the UTH warmed side.
03-25-2016, 10:32 AM
bcr229
Re: Boa Hides?
Or, if you have a really big snake...
Rose is a 2011 Dumerils boa between 7-8 feet long. She's a thick, strong snake. She's too big for the restaurant bus tubs I use for the other boas, and she would crush most cardboard boxes.
She does love her security blanket over the warm side UTH though. After a meal - she gets a jumbo rat every 5-6 weeks - this is all I see of her for about a week. :D
I do remove her blankie for feeding since I don't want her to accidentally eat it. She gets it back once she's settled down to digest.
My boa definitely uses his hides, he's currently got two extra large RBI hides, one on each end. He uses his hides a lot less than he used to, but he still uses them so I offer them. My baby sunglow also uses her's, and rarely stretches out in the open.
Hides also hold in humidity a lot longer, since I dampen my bedding, so it gives him a nice humid retreat while I let the rest of the bedding dry out.
