Enclosure Question

Hi All,

I was just wondering what kind of enclosure everyone keeps their adult RTB's in?

Thanks!

I kept mine in a Boaphile 4'X2'X18"

Boaphile has definitely got some nice enclosures. And they can add in RHPs and the like. It's wonderful. That's where I am getting an enclosure for my Dum eventually, and will likely buy from there when I get my desired BCIs. :)

Animal Plastics!

Currently, mine are in Boaphile 4 x 2 x 1's. Sometime next year, I would like to get them into some taller enclosures, at least 18 inches or so...

Boaphiles and animal plastics.

Boaphile and Animal Plastics both make nice cages. I personally don't have any my self.
I used to have some of the old Neodesha Plastics which were fine. 4 x 2 floor space is the minimum most use. I have 4x2x2 and 4x2x15 wood cages I built for my adults and sub adults

I have been keeping mine in a tub, however I am upgrading to a nice PVC enclosure shortly.

Mine are still babies so they're in tubs right now, but I like the enclosures from pvccages.com. I'll use a 4'x2'x18" for my male, but I think a large female deserves a little more space so I'll use a 6'x2'x18" for my girls. I'll also use the RHPs... :gj:

Mines in a tub inside a 4x2x2 enclosure from boamaster. She's slowly growing in to it.

My boyfriend built a 6x2x3 enclosure from melamine wood, with swinging glass window doors and plexiglass viewing windows. It has a glass panel part on the bottom for a hot spot as well as a branch "tree" for climbing and access to a heat lamp bask spot too.

Sorry, had to brag about his awesome work a little, it was impressive. :D

is a redtail boa a bad pet snake? I was just wondering because I might get one.

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is a redtail boa a bad pet snake? I was just wondering because I might get one.

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They are excellent pets as long as you have the money, space, time, and know-how to take care of a pretty big snake.

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Originally Posted by crazy4herps

they are excellent pets as long as you have the money, space, time, and know-how to take care of a pretty big snake.

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Originally Posted by crazy4herps

they are excellent pets as long as you have the money, space, time, and know-how to take care of a pretty big snake.

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I have been keeping mine in a tub, however I am upgrading to a nice PVC enclosure shortly.

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Mine was being kept in a Christmas tree storage box which I think WalMart has already put away in the stockroom for the year :( so temporarily, he's living in a 40 gallon breeder tank with a quadruple lock & key wooden lid.

He seems content and it's not 'rainforest steamy" like his tub was.

I intend to eventually make him a split level condo like we did for the Dumerils Boa.

My question is, is it okay for me to keep the tank in the living room where my dogs are?

The other dogs disregard his existence but the Dobermann has a "fish fetish" and thought I'd gotten another aquarium set up again and examined him.

He's never seen a snake before so he studied him for a while and is now asleep on my hip, as usual.

Will the dogs being here stress him out too much?

I put closed cell foam squares under the tank corners to try and minimize the vibrations of the 100 pound Dobe jumping all over the place and though I could see the water in the snake's bowl moving a bit, the snake just curled up in the corner and is apparently asleep.

He's not using his hides....could it be because he's never had them before?

If he doesn't "need" them like my BPs do, I could remove them and give him more sprawling space.
[he's rather on the smallish side at about 5 years of age]

I'm used to my BPs having mini-strokes every time something moves and don't want to project their paranoia onto him.

FWIW, the Dumerils could have a bomb go off beside her condo and not even twitch a scale.

Is this living situation potentially stressful for him?

I very much want him to be where I can see him all the time but not at the expense of his overall welfare.