106 quart - 100 liter

[Ballpython2]

Once any of my Boas are big enough for a 106 quart rubbermaid tub how long can they live in it before I have to move them up to something bigger? here is a picture of it below but none of them are really for it yet

Also if I put rats in one of these tubs will they eat through it? if they probably will eat through it ill just use it for my snakes and keep them in a tank.

[Patrick Long]

Whats the dimensions of the tubs?

[AndrewGeibel]

These are the dimensions of that box if I'm not mistaken.

Box Dimensions:
Length: 33.75
Width: 19.38
Height: 13.38
Weight: 7.00

If so, then it is pretty close in floor size to a cb70 which is:

TUB SIZE 33.5L x 17.75W x 6H

I think that size would work up to about 4 feet. You can basically tell just by looking at the snake if it looks too cramped in there.

[Ballpython2]

These are the dimensions of that box if I'm not mistaken.

Box Dimensions:
Length: 33.75
Width: 19.38
Height: 13.38
Weight: 7.00

If so, then it is pretty close in floor size to a cb70 which is:

TUB SIZE 33.5L x 17.75W x 6H

I think that size would work up to about 4 feet. You can basically tell just by looking at the snake if it looks too cramped in there.

Thanks andrew appreciate that help.

[starmom]

Just my thought: I would not put a 4 foot boa in a space that was not even three feet long
Again- just my thought................

[Patrick Long]

people put their adult ball pythons in cb70's why couldnt ya put a four foot boa in one?

[AndrewGeibel]

I agree that it would be cramped for a boa. I think boas like to move around a little bit more than ball pythons which like small tight places. I gave that as a max size that would be able to live in there. I know a lot of people keep adult boas in 4 by 2 cages and those boas could easily be bigger than 5 or 6 feet. In my opinion with boas especially once they are older and established they should be given as much room as can be provided.

[starmom]

people put their adult ball pythons in cb70's why couldnt ya put a four foot boa in one?

Because people can does not always equate with what is best...

Remember Pat, I prefaced my blurb with the statement that the post contained only my thoughts on the subject matter; and I am well aware that my own thoughts and treatment of animals differ from how others think and act. I am also well aware that there are more ways than one way.

All that said, I would still not ever put a 4 foot boa into a three foot cage. Period. That's all. And it matters little to me what others may or may not do. I am not out to change the world but to try to be responsible with my own little piece of it.

Would you advise the OP to keep a 4 foot boa in a three foot container?

[AndrewGeibel]

I wouldn't advise it as optimum obviously. I would say that it is possible however. At 4 feet I do feel that they should be in at least a 4 foot cage in the best of conditions. As for tubs I don't even like that style of tub to begin with. I think at about 4 feet boas start to get strong enough that tubs are not the best option. I think at that size something stronger is better. If I could, I would provide an enclosure that I feel the snake could not differentiate from the wild. However, I couldn't maintain something like that to the health and environment standards that would be acceptable for a snake.