New arrivals :)

[Expensive hobby]

Well, right now, they are probably seeking a position in the cage where they feel the most secure since your home is a new environment for them. Once they settle in and realize there's no boogy man waiting for them, they'll start to thermoregulate more.

As you've noted, your temps need to be adjusted a wee bit. I've found that my boas tend to like slightly cooler temps than my pythons. And the Argentines like it even cooler. I keep my BCIs at 77-78 ambient with an 88 hotspot. Humidity is good at about 60% +/-.

I've also found that belly heat seems to be better for babies, but radiant heat panels do fine for adults if that is what the keeper wants to do.



Hey Gio - thanks for posting that link! I think I'm gonna be on vacay for awhile reading that too..........

Ok thank you for that info. I will be switching to pro-products RHP's in the near future, but I had 5' of flexwatt laying around so I used it to get the enclosure ready. I wasn't planning on purchasing a 7' female and 4.5' male when I went to go window shopping at the Serpentarium lol.


0.1.0 Normal Ball Python
0.1.0 Columbian B.C.I. 2013
1.0.0 EBV Red Group Pastel Hypo Jungle B.C.I. 2013

[Expensive hobby]

Here's some updates on the two:

Big girl laying on top of her cold side hide:


My big boy chomping down some grub(3rd day home already eating)


Apparently big boas move their hides to their desired location lol:


And a whole tank shot this evening(note earlier temps daytime and current picture night time)


Think I got the temps adjusted properly now...

91° inside the hot side hide daytime, 88° nighttime.

90° just outside the warm side hide and under water tub daytime, 88° nighttime.

78° ambient daytime, 75° nighttime.

78° cold side daytime, 75° nighttime.

All on a 6ft glass tank. Just had to give everything time to balance.


0.1.0 Normal Ball Python
0.1.0 Columbian B.C.I. 2013
1.0.0 EBV Red Group Pastel Hypo Jungle B.C.I. 2013

[Neal]

I won't get into the rest of the discussion, so I'll say gorgeous pickups. I always love boa's.

One thing I will say is I wouldn't house them to together, honestly because if one got sick it just makes it that much easier to get the other one sick. That's just my point of view though.

As far as feeding outside of the enclosures, I did it from meal 3 of my yellow anaconda until she was around 8 foot. I did this because I didn't want her to swallow any cypress mulch, not that it would of harmed her and my girl never showed any signs of stress and never once even attempted to bite me.

[Expensive hobby]

Here's some updates on the two:

Big girl laying on top of her cold side hide:


My big boy chomping down some grub(3rd day home already eating)


Apparently big boas move their hides to their desired location lol:


And a whole tank shot this evening(note earlier temps daytime and current picture night time)


Think I got the temps adjusted properly now...

91° inside the hot side hide daytime, 88° nighttime.

90° just outside the warm side hide and under water tub daytime, 88° nighttime.

78° ambient daytime, 75° nighttime.

78° cold side daytime, 75° nighttime.

All on a 6ft glass tank. Just had to give everything time to balance.


0.1.0 Normal Ball Python
0.1.0 Columbian B.C.I. 2013
1.0.0 EBV Red Group Pastel Hypo Jungle B.C.I. 2013

Anything on this? Temps etc?


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0.1.0 Colombian B.C.I. 2013
1.0.0 EBV Red Group Pastel Hypo Jungle B.C.I. 2013
1.0.0 Hypo Colombian B.C.I 2011
0.1.0 Anery Colombian B.C.I 2010

[Evenstar]

Temps seem darn close to just right. If your boas eat well and shed perfectly, then you are good to go! Humidity may be tricky in a tank, but not impossible. Everything looks fine. They will outgrow those hides though... LoL!

[Expensive hobby]

Temps seem darn close to just right. If your boas eat well and shed perfectly, then you are good to go! Humidity may be tricky in a tank, but not impossible. Everything looks fine. They will outgrow those hides though... LoL!

Ok thank you. Ya I'm working on new enclosures for all my slithery friends lol.

The girls will most likely get 8x3x2 and the boys will get 4x2x2 or 6x2x2 depending on their size. All separate enclosures, but stacked. And a little one for my ball.

The 135g fish tank was setup and only had to move 2 fish to free it up so I used it lol.

And as far as hides, they always have larger totes at Walmart and Home Depot lol.


0.1.0 Normal Ball Python
0.1.0 Colombian B.C.I. 2013
1.0.0 EBV Red Group Pastel Hypo Jungle B.C.I. 2013
1.0.0 Hypo Colombian B.C.I 2011
0.1.0 Anery Colombian B.C.I 2010

[Gio]

Looks like you are dialed in! I think you'll continue to change and improve your setup. I still keep messing with mine. Either new substrate or a new climbing deal. I'm ready for another kind of hot side hide now.

Have fun as you have some cool snakes!

[Evenstar]

Ok thank you. Ya I'm working on new enclosures for all my slithery friends lol.

The girls will most likely get 8x3x2 and the boys will get 4x2x2 or 6x2x2 depending on their size. All separate enclosures, but stacked. And a little one for my ball.

The 135g fish tank was setup and only had to move 2 fish to free it up so I used it lol.

And as far as hides, they always have larger totes at Walmart and Home Depot lol.

That sounds sweet!! Boas will use every bit of space you give them so the bigger the better!

Inexpensive tip: Kitty litter pans make GREAT hides for boas!

[Expensive hobby]

Update:

Big girl ate for the first time with me today!



Took a 405g rat. A little undersized but figure start small for the first feeding and work our way up.

She should be on about a 750g rat, which basically means she should be on rabbits by now.

Her official weight was 10.8lbs! She has some gaining to do lol


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1.0.0 EBV Red Group Pastel Hypo Jungle B.C.I. 2013
1.0.0 Hypo Colombian B.C.I 2011
0.1.0 Anery Colombian B.C.I 2010

[Gio]

Whoa,, she is a big girl!!