red tail

[BOWSER11788]

thinking of getting a baby red tail, done the research for over 2 months and am going to the repticon in columbia this weekend and am going to buy a tortoise and thinking of picking up a boa. i have a 10 gallon and was wondering how long he can stay in it, is it anytinh like a bp wich can stay in a 10 gallon till like 2 feet, just wondering

[drugaria]

Depends on the age of the boa you gonna get. You'll probably be able to keep a baby boa in a 10g tank for the first couple months. After that don't even think about it. My boa was 3ft when I got her, 2yrs later 6ft, 3yrs later 8ft. Those snakes get big very quickly and need the proper enclosure not a fish tank I'm not joking.

[BOWSER11788]

yea, i got the inclosures up to 6 feet, then gonna get a viv from lll reptile, just wondering cause bps if you put them in a aquarium to big the get spooked

[Aeries]

Glass tanks are no good for boas. You'd be better off starting a baby in a sterlite container.
As for size, the biggest thing is making the animal feel secure. If you put enough hides in and cluter it up, it really doesn't matter if the enclosure is big. However, this makes the cage harder to create a heat gradient, and harder to keep tabs on the snake, some small when the snake is small is more feasible.

[BOWSER11788]

thanx for the respones.

[Wh00h0069]

Boas are not like ball pythons and do not stress out as easily. I keep baby boas in 2x1 cages or 28 or 32 quart tubs, then move them to CB70 or 3x2 cages, then to 4x2 cages. I only offer hides to baby boas. My sub-adult and adult boas do not get them, but I do cover part of the plexiglass, on the cages, to make it darker on the hot side.

Hope this helps.

[BOWSER11788]

thanx, im getting excited