Enclosure question for Hogg island boa(please answer asap)

hey im getting a 09 hog island boa in a few months im wondering if i could put her straight into a 55 or 60 gallon tank? would it stress her? id have a BUNCH of branches and plants in it and a few hides. im doing this to save money because a freind of mine is giving me a deal.

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Originally Posted by bamf64

hey im getting a 09 hog island boa in a few months im wondering if i could put her straight into a 55 or 60 gallon tank? would it stress her? id have a BUNCH of branches and plants in it and a few hides. im doing this to save money because a freind of mine is giving me a deal.

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Well, for a baby, having a smaller enclosure would make them feel more secure. But, if you know the proper husbandry needed for this species you can put it in the 55 gallon. Just make sure there is really no open space, because the open space is most likely to cause her stress.

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Originally Posted by CoolioTiffany

Well, for a baby, having a smaller enclosure would make them feel more secure. But, if you know the proper husbandry needed for this species you can put it in the 55 gallon. Just make sure there is really no open space, because the open space is most likely to cause her stress.

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okay thanks! u are always usualy here whenevr i need something answered lol thanks again :)

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Originally Posted by bamf64

okay thanks! u are always usualy here whenevr i need something answered lol thanks again :)

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Lol your welcome, I'm always on the forum.. mainly because I have nothing better to do after caring for the reptiles;)

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Originally Posted by CoolioTiffany

Lol your welcome, I'm always on the forum.. mainly because I have nothing better to do after caring for the reptiles;)

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lsame. i usualy go surfing in the morning then get bak to the forum lol

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Originally Posted by bamf64

lsame. i usualy go surfing in the morning then get bak to the forum lol

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Lol nice. I've never been surfing, but if I tried I bet I would most likely swallow A LOT of salt water which wouldn't be too great now would it lol :]

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Originally Posted by CoolioTiffany

Lol nice. I've never been surfing, but if I tried I bet I would most likely swallow A LOT of salt water which wouldn't be too great now would it lol :]

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thats wat i did the first time lol it SUX haha.

so how r all the reps doing? out and about since its like midnight? lol

Why not just use a tub? I promise you it will be 10 times easier.

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Originally Posted by bamf64

thats wat i did the first time lol it SUX haha.

so how r all the reps doing? out and about since its like midnight? lol

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Lol I bet.

My collection is doing pretty good, and I most likely see some great changes with the snake that has RI. He's doing great, and in fact right now he's shedding. I'm at my dads, and I don't have my snakes or anything here. Most of my snakes are out and about at night though :]

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Originally Posted by AndrewGeibel

Why not just use a tub? I promise you it will be 10 times easier.

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i would love to use a tub. but dont they need a place to climb and stuff? tubs dont offer that. also, tubs are kinda desighned for saving space, i dont need to save space. and i tried to use a tub for my ball python, and i drilld 200+ holes in it and the humidity was too high.

but it is a possibility if its cheeper. do you think she could handle the higher humidity? its like between 70 and 85% with newspaper and wheni drilll 200 holes in it lol.

how would i set it up? and what size tub?

If you don't need to save space and you can keep the humidity up in a tank that will work just fine. However I could never keep the humidity correct when I tried to use a tank.

I personally started with a 28 quart tub and if the humidity is too high there are several things that you can do: drill more holes, move the water bowl farther from the heat source, or use a smaller water bowl. Boas don't need to have a bowl big enough to soak so that shouldn't be a problem.

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Originally Posted by AndrewGeibel

If you don't need to save space and you can keep the humidity up in a tank that will work just fine. However I could never keep the humidity correct when I tried to use a tank.

I personally started with a 28 quart tub and if the humidity is too high there are several things that you can do: drill more holes, move the water bowl farther from the heat source, or use a smaller water bowl. Boas don't need to have a bowl big enough to soak so that shouldn't be a problem.

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ya im just gona use a tank lol. easier for me cuz i dont hav to drill 10000 holes lol.

I started my baby BP off in a sterlitle tub. 15 qt. They are so cheap it's really the easiest way to give them appropriate space with out spending money on multiple dipslay tanks as they grow. When he was a year and a half I moved him up to a 32qt. You don't need a soldering iron for air holes, I used an electric drill and it worked perfectly. Just two rows of holes on the front top of one tub wall and 4 rows in the lid. Now that he is 880g he is in a 20g long. When he is full grown I'll move him to a 40-55g. Having too large an enclosure can stress your boa out so the tubs are an inexpensive way to let the enclosure "grow" with your snake.
PS I found pleanty of little branch type accessories that fit into my tubs at each size, just be creative :-) I definately learned that non-natural materials for the hides, brances, accessories etc are more easily cleaned becasue they are non pourous and more sanitary.

you could always get a piece of plexi and section off a piece of the tank appropriate size to the boa. As the boa grows increase the section until the boa is full size and needs the whole tank.

How large is the Hogg your getting? Is it a neonate or juvenile, etc? I have experience with snakes in 55-65 gallon tanks. I had my first bp in a 55 for over a year with no problems only switched to a rack due to a growing collection and ever shrinking space lol. I would just clutter it up best you can. Remember you can make a snake feel secure and have the enclosure look aesthetically pleasing. lol. Worst case scenario the snake gets a little stressed and you have to place it in a smaller enclosure. Also humidity is not that difficult to keep consistent in a glass tank I never had any issues.