Post your BCI cage...

Here's Apache's digs.. I added some sterilized driftwood and he loves winding around it/resting his head on it. He is not a hiding snake; had hides in there for a long time and he just winds himself around them; this is not a temperature issue, so we decided to just put in objects that he can feel secure in between. I plan on improving it by getting clear glass doors instead of the scratched up plexi ones on the cage's front; this cage could be a lot more attractive if I worked on it! It had a divider in it that we removed.
We treated for mites last week; once they are gone I will switch back to aspen, since he likes burrowing for some reason :) My '06 BP is in the r-maid atop hos cage. (she was in shed; humidity high.)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...e/bcicage2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ve/bcicage.jpg

I use a rack for mine.:D



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Cool; I thought of putting him into my BP rack, but he is already on the larger size for the tubs and would be outgrowing it in the near future anyway. This cage is large enough for awhile yet; I plan on building a melamine box type cage for him in the next few years, when he seems to be outgrowing this one. I only plan on having one BCI so a rack would not be needed; that is an ADORABLE boa pic by the way!!

We use a mixture of tubs and Boaphile cages.

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These were our older Melamine cages we built for $100/w heating & lighting per 4X2 and they lasted 5yrs+. They were as good as the day we took the apart as the day we built them. Melamine works great and holds well with a little TLC.

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Originally Posted by Ginevive

Cool; I thought of putting him into my BP rack, but he is already on the larger size for the tubs and would be outgrowing it in the near future anyway. This cage is large enough for awhile yet; I plan on building a melamine box type cage for him in the next few years, when he seems to be outgrowing this one. I only plan on having one BCI so a rack would not be needed; that is an ADORABLE boa pic by the way!!

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IMO, you can house male boas in tubs all their lives if fed moderately and not overfed. But, you're right if all you plan on having is one Boa a rack would be overkill. But, you can always build the rack to stack multiple sized tubs. Set your boa in one shelf, a couple BP's in another 1-2-3 shelves, set up your accessories and cleaners in another shelf, just a thought.

Here are some pics.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y88...s/NewCage2.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y88...s/NewCage1.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y88...es/Cagebig.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y88.../Cagesmall.jpg
And the pastel/salmon-colored beauty. I've yet to see a non-morph look better. She is an absolute stunner!
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y88...InNewCage1.jpg

Gerry- Holy cow man. Got enough Boaphiles yet? haha.

Here's Carmen's 20L from a few months ago - she has bigger hides now and uses them, so we'll keep providing them =):

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/files/2/8/2/6/cage.jpg

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Originally Posted by ssscales

IMO, you can house male boas in tubs all their lives if fed moderately and not overfed. But, you're right if all you plan on having is one Boa a rack would be overkill. But, you can always build the rack to stack multiple sized tubs. Set your boa in one shelf, a couple BP's in another 1-2-3 shelves, set up your accessories and cleaners in another shelf, just a thought.

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What size tubs are you referring to?

I'll post my largest boa's house after work tonight... :)

He probably means a tub like this one. This boa is over 6 feet long.
This is a 72 qt tub. The boa is taking up only one half of the tub in this pic.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...s/1da436e1.jpg

You can use the Iris 110's, like the one in the picture with the Hypo DH Ghost. He's about 5ft in that picture and as you can see he has plenty of room to move around.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...5265Medium.jpg

Hey Gerry, That boy sure is handsome "Hypo DH Ghost". Is Mom & Dad going to get toghether for 2007.

Thanks John.

Hi John, thanks!

Yes, he is in fact paired up now with the Pastel. He's just went blue, but I'm sure once he does shed we'll see some action. Either way temps here in FL are still mid/high 80's, it's supposed to drop into the low/high 70's tonight though.

Heres my 4' by 2' cage Ruby is in now
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Hey ssscales, can I move in with you? ha j/k nice boas you got there!


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here are a few of my setups.

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m...h-21/hypo2.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m183/Fish-21/22R.jpg
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http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m183/Fish-21/1.jpg
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http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m183/Fish-21/3.jpg
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here are some pics of back when i used to use all glass. boy am i glad those days are over. tubs and boaphiles are much easier to clean.
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m...1/DSCN3107.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m...snakeroom2.jpg
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http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m...snakeroom3.jpg

oh wow, this is JUST the thread i've been wanting to see!!! i'll take a pic of sabrina and drake's enclosure after my hubby wakes up from his nap!

Thanks for the pics of the tubs... I'll keep that option open. I am rather fond of the boaphile cages, though... :)

Awesome cages!! I am glad to see that others don't have hides. But granted, tubs do provide a hidden environment sort of.. keep 'um coming!

I give mine a hide. He is in it just about as much as he is out of it. I got this snake from a mother whose son moved out of state and left his snakes behind... it hadn't been handled or had its cage or water bowl cleaned for 10 months, and he isn't extremely used to interaction, so I like to let him have his privacy whenever he wants it.

The case he is in is a little under 6'.

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil.../7/boacase.jpg

okay, so i got some pics. first here's my little sabrina - rtb. she's about a 1.5 yrs old. she had to poke her head out to see what was going on LOL

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...rtb_546880.jpg

next... here's my drake - hog island boa. he's grown a lot and just finished shedding. (hey jamie what so ya think?)

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...7/drakehog.jpg

and lastly... :giggle: here's my rack - errr - stack!

drake is on the bottom, then my lovely ball dexter and on top is my corn - gandalf the grey - anery a.

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/files/2/5/4/7/rack.jpg

and that glass ball is the lamp shade from a hanging lamp - it was in our front entranceway when we bought this house. i liked the shape and figured i could use it for something... so it waited and waited and then i gave it to drake. he adores it... he spends most of his time coiled up in that glass ball LOL

i offer hides to my boas... and they seem to use them some of the time... so i leave them in there.

(this is so cool seeing where everyone keeps their snakes!)

All I keep anymore are dwarf boas. they fit real nice in cb 70 racks. this male Sabogae Island Boa has popped his head out looking for a bite. Im not talking rodents here! :) https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil.../boaracks2.JPG

oh wow, he's gorgeous. how big do they get?

i found my answer: http://www.salmonboa.com/sabogae.htm

Awesome setups! Rapture; I like that cage; nice and big and spacious.

Aleesha, that's a good idea (using the nylon bands for cage locks.) I was going to ask how you kept them closed; question answered!

Ed; you just have too many darned awesome snakes :)

those aren't nylon bands... they are luggage straps :) made of nylon :giggle:

Aleesha, Your hogg island looks different. Is that a pure hoggy? ;)

I like the plastic plants in the cages.....only a woman. :rolleyes:

hey they all love their plastic plants... it helps with their sheds! :P

no, unfortunately my hog isn't pure. i thought he was when i purchased him but i found out he wasn't. his saddles are showing more and more every shed... as the rest of him lightens more and more...

here's the thread of me discovering him as a cross (if you are interested)

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...7&page=1&pp=10

Here is a BCI cage that I had built myself. It goes from a "vertical" cage to a "horizontal" cage in no time. Sorry for the poor-quality photos. The cage is 4' x 2' x 2' or 2' x 2' x 4'. In the first photo is a 6' male BCI hiding in the corner (first day in the cage).


https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/files/2/7/4/6/016.jpg

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Here's my 40 gallon tank (2 - 20gallon longs which are stacked, because I had removed the bottom of one). My 3' male CA BCI is highly arboreal and he doesn't do anything on the ground except defecate and drink water.

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...ndurasbci1.jpg

:D Yay for homemade cages !