BCC Behavior. Is this normal or...

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Originally Posted by Shelby

Large boas do not need hides.

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Just curious, what is the reasoning there?

Well think about it.. a baby or small snake is timid and is going to want to hide under something.

If you were a fat butt 20lb boa constrictor, you don't need to hide! ;)

All of my bigger boas (from my 6' hog island up) don't have hides and they do great.

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Originally Posted by Shelby

Large boas do not need hides.

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They dont? Why not? NM, you posted before I got this out there.

And while they may not need hides, I am sure they appreciate them. My boa loves his hide, and seems to be more comfortable and less stressed when he has one offered to him.

I use anything from small cat litter pans to larger ones, and plan on using bigger rubber maids that are not too tall in height when he is older.

Well, mine are perfectly fine without them. My dum eats like no tomorrow and she's got more room to stretch out without the hides taking up the space.

ssscales was the one who told me that they don't require hides.. and they've got a lot more boas than I do.

We've got 2 nice fake-rock hides in Carmen's cage, like we do in Cleo's (one on the warm side, one on the cool side), but Carmen has yet to use them. She perfers lying on or under either of her two silk plants - which I guess is kind of a hide, just, leafier. =)

My young one likes her hide.. but when I had hides in the big boa cage, she'd just sit on top of them a lot of the time.

Whatever works for your snakes. You get to know their individual needs. Some snakes are more shy than others, and may indeed need a hide at adulthood. The boas I have tend to know they don't need to hide. lol which can make them handfuls.

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The few pictures of her we have you can see on this thread

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Very nice!!! I think Suris and Guyunas are THE BEST looking snakes out there. None beat them IMO. I'm trying to purchase a genetic stripe Guyuna right now.

Awww man suris are beautiful, I can't wait to get a boa.