Any tips or info on Bolivian Boas?

[cnavalta14]

Hey yall,

I was at a repticon show in my area last weekend and fell in love with a Bolivian boa. I can't find much online about them though, so I was wondering if anyone had any tips or info they could give me on the husbandry of these snakes.

Thanks so much

[Mike41793]

I think that pretty much all boas (BCI family or whatever) have generally similar care requirements. So however you'd keep a regular red tail would be OK for them.

Maybe someone with more experience can chime in, but I think that's it.

[artgecko]

I don't keep Bolivians, but I think Mike is correct. The same general care for other BCI should be fine for them. Are you talking about a BCC (true redtail) or a BCI ? The main difference between the two is that the BCC get much larger, heavier, and are a little pickier on their husbandry than the BCI are.

If you haven't seen this book yet, you might want to get it. I LOVE my copy and it has info and pics of all boa sub species, locals, etc. It also has excellent husbandry info.

[Vypyrz]

I have a female Bolivian, I keep her ambient temperature at 78-80F with a warm spot of around 90-92F. I was also having trouble finding husbandry requirements specifically for Bolivians, so I researched climatological data of their native region, where the average temperature is around 85-86F. so, in order to provide a temperature gradient, I settled on approximately 5 degrees low for the ambient, and 5 degrees high for a hot spot. I provide a standard target humidity of 55% - 60%, and bump it up to around 65% - 70% for shedding.

Bolivian boas are neither BCC nor BCI. They are Boa Constrictor Amarali (BCA).