Epicrates Inonartus

[basuca]

Hello every, one how is every body? A friend called me at home to go to his house to rescue a puertorican boa (epicrates inonartus) I strugled with the boa like for 30min because it was in a very hard spot to get; he was in an old car. I finaly got him out and put him in a big rubbermaide tube. Because he is a epicrates im thinking that it is family of rainbow boas and maeby has the same care of the rainbows, Im thinking of keeping him but dont know :roll: (any opinion will be great )

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I dont measure him/her(I link ins a him) but my brother is 4'5" and the snake is as long as him
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[Shelby]

What a beautiful creature! Wish I could find something like that. lol

[Leatherface]

A Rainbow Boa in your back yard?? GRR all I ever find in my back yard is Black Rat snakes and Copperheads, with the obligatory Water Moccosin at the pond


Sweet snake..Gotta get one of those

[Shelby]

Hey I only see garter snakes.. and I haven't seen one in a couple of years.

[Leatherface]

Garters?? ugh I hate those mean little things...havent seen one in a while

2 kinds of snakes that we have here in NC that, I dont think I have ever seen in the wild are the Coral snake and it's mimic the scarlet king snake...NC has several varieties of snakes here, but since I wouldnt know what one was until it bit me, I havent been field herping much...

Next year I plan on going field herping with one of the local herp classes from the college...If I live it should be fun..lol

BTW...are ya gonna keep the Rainbow Boa???

[basuca]

Im thinking of keeping him but dont really know.Im gonna live him allone for 2weeks so he becomes costum to his new set up. If he eats after 2 weeks I will really think about keeping him. His an indanger species so I don't want anything bad happening to him.

[PJ FF]

only thing I have coming in my backyard and garage are rattlers

[basuca]

Do someone have a rainbow boa If someone does; can you tell me how they are in eating habbits, temperament, etc. thx and God bless

[ddbjdealer]

Google around for care sheets, your scientific name is off, I think, all the Rainbows I found were of different scientific names. They only major thing I got from all the care sheets is humidity. LOTS AND LOTS of humidity. They should be kept at around 75-80% at all times and up to 90% during shed times.

For ME, anyway, that would indicate hard snake to take care of.. as I'm in a very dry climate. They seem to be very calm/docile snakes, and will eat small rats as adults. They enjoy burrowing, so use a loose substrate like Aspen so they can burrow under it. One care sheet said adults could be kept in large rubbermaid's... as I'm sure they assist in humidity.

Prepare the royal mister! lol

[JimiSnakes]

Do someone have a rainbow boa If someone does; can you tell me how they are in eating habbits, temperament, etc. thx and God bless

Temps shouldn't go over 85 on hot side and no lower than 75 on cool. That is the hardest thing about keeping them. Hot temps will kill them. They thrive in humid environments. Upper 60s is a must, minimum, and 70-80 is more like it. Babies can be nippy, but they settle down quickly. They are a really neat looking snake and fill setups nicely. They love to climb and usually are very active and are really good eaters. Since it's captive caught I would feed it live and by the size I'd start with a baby bunny or baby chicken. They are bird eaters mostly, but it won't be hard to switch him/her after it's first meal.

Jim