housing an adult RTB help?

[Gio]

Absolutely. Boas are large, active snakes and need the room that a tub cannot give them, with the possible exception of the Iris Christmas Tree boxes from Walmart - which would still only be acceptable for a Colombian male or one of the Insular Island localities which tend to be smaller.

PVC cages are not like tanks and are much easier to clean and maintain than a tank. This is really the only acceptable type of enclosure for the average adult boa. BABIES can easily be kept in tubs. I have all my babies in a standard 41qt rack. They are moved to 4x2x2 cages at around 2yrs old though. If you do not want to deal with the appropriate cage, perhaps a different type of snake would be better suited for you. But really, they are easy to clean - every bit as easy as a tub! Give it a try - you won't be sorry! And you'll love having a boa!

My bad,, I agree a TANK is tough to clean. We have our Royal in one but that was our first snake and we made it work. The plastic caging is a totally different setup. The best part about these boards is the people you find here have the experience to help. I came here and elsewhere and pretty much took in what everybody had to say from caging, to feeding, to size and locality options.

I took close to a years worth of research and really the only possible regret I have is that I didn't get a female. I love my male though. I'll grow him as big as he can get safely without risk to him.

Anyhow, from my perspective, I'd say you should NOT get an adult boa, you should start with a boa that is 6 months to a year old. The cage should be the first priority and go from there.

Lots of time,,, lots of time.

Do it right and enjoy it!!!