RTB husbandry

[SS4Luck]

Ok, so I went to the Herp World Expo today totally intending not not buying anything.... yet knowing i would. I met some guys there that had BPs but nothing was exciting me for under $800 which was waaaay out of my price range. Then i found a table full of red tails and i got hooked. They have many different morphs and all ages. Anywyas, i spent like 45 minutes hanging out with the guy and talking to him and handling snakes and decided i had to have a baby. They had one about 18" for cheap that he is going to sell me tomorrow. Im wondering a few things.

There is a deal on tanks there its $40 for a 20G with an undertank pad substrate and a water bowl. All the reading ive been doing says that boa's need a basking spot, which means no under tank heat pad and instead a basking light/lights.

If there was a basic sheet of thigns needed for a boa what would it be? i have 2 BPs 2 King snakes and 3 chameleons and know that RTBs have the potenetial to be 7"+. The little guy i want is a male which i know will keep the sizes down a little.

Anyways help would be great

[Aeries]

Boas need humidity, therefore tanks are no good. For a baby, a sterilite container works great, for an adult, look into vision cages. Basking spot doesn't mean a light. Lights are bad for many reasons. Under tank heaters are the way to go, make sure you have a rheostat or thermostat to control it though. Tons of good care sheets online, or check out the care faq in this forum.

[SS4Luck]

Ive been reading all night about them. I troll the forum alot and just never post. What kind of humidity do they need? I have my BPs in 15G tanks and haven 0 problems keeping their humidity at 50-60% with a screen lid. i keep my chams humidity about 50% with a completely screen cage, it shouldnt be that hard

[Danounet]

I have to agree, I've been looking for a RTB care sheet in this site and havent found one, seems like there is a caresheet for pretty much everything else... I would think Boa have temps and humidity similar to BPs, but not quite the same, and playing guessing game is obiously a NO NO

I have BPs and I would like to have a carpet python and a RTB later on, I found the caresheet for the carpets, but not a Boa.

I would be realy nice if someone with enough BOA care experience would post a caresheet for RTBs and sticky it. That is asuming there isnt realy one already.

[SS4Luck]

I have to agree, I've been looking for a RTB care sheet in this site and havent found one, seems like there is a caresheet for pretty much everything else... I would think Boa have temps and humidity similar to BPs, but not quite the same, and playing guessing game is obiously a NO NO

I have BPs and I would like to have a carpet python and a RTB later on, I found the caresheet for the carpets, but not a Boa.

I would be realy nice if someone with enough BOA care experience would post a caresheet for RTBs and sticky it. That is asuming there isnt realy one already.

I found kind of one under the general boa section and it answers enough questons to get you cofident to get one but its not a long term thing

[DarkComeSoon]

60% humidity 88º-90º temperature

[Aeries]

Well, if you can maintain the humidity in a glass tank, then all the power to you!

Adult Length: Males-6-8ft Females-7-10ft (some localities may be bigger or smaller.)
Average Lifespan: 20-30 years
Average Adult Meal Size: Large rats or rabbits.
Temperatures Required: 88F Basking 80-88F Ambient
Humidity Required: 50-60%
Enclosure Size Required: Minimum of 50 gallons for a small male, larger for female.

Comments: Generally docile, great feeders and easy to care for as long as size isn’t an issue.

[SS4Luck]

Well, if you can maintain the humidity in a glass tank, then all the power to you!

Adult Length: Males-6-8ft Females-7-10ft (some localities may be bigger or smaller.)
Average Lifespan: 20-30 years
Average Adult Meal Size: Large rats or rabbits.
Temperatures Required: 88F Basking 80-88F Ambient
Humidity Required: 50-60%
Enclosure Size Required: Minimum of 50 gallons for a small male, larger for female.

Comments: Generally docile, great feeders and easy to care for as long as size isn’t an issue.

i think jsut cuz im used to keeping humidity up in my cham cages that its not a big deal to me. jjust some good substrate and like a tiny tiny warm mist every morning shoots the humidity up to 65% or so and by the end o the day its only come down to 52-49% and thats with a smaller water bowl for my BPs. With a bigger water bowl im sure it would be even less. And when in doubt i can just make another cardboard/tin foil 1/2 cage cover and put it over the water and with that i only noticed a 5% humidity drop in 24 hours

[Danounet]

Thats for the asnwers...

Another question, How often do BOAs eat? at different age? (hatchling, juvi, adult)

Thanks

[SS4Luck]

from what ive read they have basically the same feeding schedule as BPs depending on if you want to stall their growth a little bit depending so you dont get a "monster" and even then you delay the feeding by like 1 or 2 days. Im not 100% sure on that but im pretty sure its what i rememebr. Im goign to get a male and feed him normal, a 7or8 ft snake doesnt scare me, but if i had a 9+' female i would be in a little over my head because i wouldnt have anyone to help me handle it