Quote Originally Posted by Penultimate View Post
Very beautiful boa! Thanks for the information, that was very helpful.

So for a seasonal temperature drop, just how much of a drop are we talking here? And is that for adults, juveniles or both? Haven't really found anything concrete on this point.
Read THE COMPLETE BOA CONSTRICTOR by Vincent Russo.

The feeding and temp drops I'm referring to come from that book and a lot of Gus Rentfro's writings.

I would keep juveniles and neonates in small caging and would keep constant temps.

I was referring to mature adult boa constrictors when mentioning that. I have a night drop that I employ year round, so my ambient day temp could run in the mid 80's and then drop to 77-78 at night.

My hot spot differs by 8-10 degrees usually.

There are different ways of doing things, and different ways to heat an enclosure.


If you have some other specific questions feel free to ask.

To date, carpet pythons and boa constrictors are my favorite snakes.

There are possibly 2 or 3 other species that I would be interested in, but if you only have royal pythons, boa constrictors will be a nice change.