I think 92 is pretty much maximum, but that also depends if it is a BCI or a BCC locality. That is belly heat. Ambient temps will be fine around the low 80s or high 70s. Humidity is good around 60-70.
I dont think they prefer any bedding. That is up to the keeper. Aspen, Mulch and Newspaper being the most common. I'm trying out an Aspen and Mulch mix since I was undecided between those 2.
RTBs are nocturnal also, but they dont hide as much as BPs. 28/32qt should be OK. Most of the time even if you give them a hide, they will choose to go on top of it instead of in it. But is always a good for it to be there if they chose to hide.
Inclusion Body Disease. (http://www.anapsid.org/ibd.html) Is a virus. Boa's will either die from it slowly or become carriers, or both. Pythons will die from it in a few months. I was very scared of it too, but I got my 2 RTBs a BCI and a BCC suri from people that keep pythons too. I got my BCI from Alex Barreiro @ http://boarepublic.com/indexv3.html. My Suriname BCC is from Mark Damico mdamico1@tampabay.rr.com.
RTBs are very prone to over feeding problems, specially BCCs. Is better to feed smaller meals and grow them slow. A RTB could die very young if overfed. They will also regurgitate if the meal is too big sometimes. Once a week for the first year seems to be the most common schedule, then slowly increasing the days in between as they grow.
A baby boa is always a good idea. Sometimes people get a larger BOA and complain about their mean attitude. This way she will grow with you and get used to people.
This is what I learned during my serearch. I might be missing something![]()