Adult BCI pictures?

[Gio]

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.

[Penultimate]

I have ball pythons and one rainbow boa. Thanks for the information. I'll see if anyone at the next expo is selling that book.

From what I've read, boa constrictor temperature requirements are similar to ball pythons. Can I keep a young boa in a ball python rack until a bigger enclosure is necessary? Or is there a reason not to do that?

[Gio]

I have ball pythons and one rainbow boa. Thanks for the information. I'll see if anyone at the next expo is selling that book.

From what I've read, boa constrictor temperature requirements are similar to ball pythons. Can I keep a young boa in a ball python rack until a bigger enclosure is necessary? Or is there a reason not to do that?

Check Amazon for the book, as I believe its priced relatively nice there.

I would quarantine your BC separate from the royals altogether. The requirements are similar, but don't jeopardize the royals or the new boa simply for convenience. You could easily set up a separate little tub with a UTH and an intro Herpstat for the initial stages. Are you talking about just the rack caging, or including the boa in the same rack with the royals? You could certainly use that style of cage, just not WITH other snakes around the new one.



My BC was 10 months old when I bought him and he was already established on small rats.

Be 100% ready for the new snake. Don't let the excitement of the new snake take over your instincts for providing the proper setup and care.

It is very rewarding to have everything in place, including some knowledge and history of the new animal prior to getting it.

You can pick anything you want, and the possibilities are endless with all of the quality breeders out there.

The best advice I can give, is to follow what the breeder has been doing with the animal prior to your purchase.

A good breeder will have established practices that work for them, and they can guide you through the process should you purchase a young BC.

The book answers a lot of the care questions so seriously look at Amazon for it.

[Penultimate]

Ok, I'll check it out! Great to know that there's a good book on the subject. I wouldn't mind having that on my shelf.

This is a question I've been researching quite a bit, and so far I haven't found anything. I'm setting up a new quarantine room for ball pythons. If I'm getting new ball pythons set up in there, why can't I quarantine the boa in the same room? I would never keep a new snake in with my established ones, but I don't quite understand why I wouldn't be able to keep a boa in the same quarantine room. I'm talking about keeping the boa in a quarantine rack with ball pythons that are also in quarantine. If there's a very obvious reason that I'm overlooking, please let me know so I can think about future quarantine room layouts.

Oh, don't worry about me overlooking anything with a new snake. I don't want to take on a boa constrictor for at least a few months, most likely closer to a year. I want to take it slow going into the larger animals, just to be sure I'm perfectly ready to go. I'm just heading into the planning and researching stage. I usually research at least six months before getting any new animal, whether it's a rabbit or a reptile. I love research. It's a shame to skip it, I think it's part of the fun.

[Gio]

Ok, I'll check it out! Great to know that there's a good book on the subject. I wouldn't mind having that on my shelf.

This is a question I've been researching quite a bit, and so far I haven't found anything. I'm setting up a new quarantine room for ball pythons. If I'm getting new ball pythons set up in there, why can't I quarantine the boa in the same room? I would never keep a new snake in with my established ones, but I don't quite understand why I wouldn't be able to keep a boa in the same quarantine room. I'm talking about keeping the boa in a quarantine rack with ball pythons that are also in quarantine. If there's a very obvious reason that I'm overlooking, please let me know so I can think about future quarantine room layouts.

Oh, don't worry about me overlooking anything with a new snake. I don't want to take on a boa constrictor for at least a few months, most likely closer to a year. I want to take it slow going into the larger animals, just to be sure I'm perfectly ready to go. I'm just heading into the planning and researching stage. I usually research at least six months before getting any new animal, whether it's a rabbit or a reptile. I love research. It's a shame to skip it, I think it's part of the fun.

Well, the quarantine process is to figure out IF a problem exists and WHICH animal may have an issue. Doing it with more than one at a time could be tough, and if one takes ill, or has mites the others in the area can potentially contract the disease or issue. Or you could have 1 or more animals that come in with problems and not know it.

You could more than likely pull it off in the same room, but its not advisable to have new snakes in the same rack system as established snakes, as in above, below or next to the new arrival.

It is much easier to pinpoint a problem when the animal is isolated, hence the "quarantine" process.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding what you are saying/asking.

The book is worth buying and owning and Vin Russo answers questions in it that I can't.

There are other keepers here that are more skilled than I am at keeping multiple animals. I currently house 3 separate species and all are in naturalistic, display cages.

The rack/tub keepers could offer some guidance I'm sure.

[Shann]

So she isn't full grown but I wanted to show you anyways. As Gio said, a lot of boas are over fed. I believe slow and steady wins the race. Here is my four year old girl. Not full grown yet, of course, but you can see she's much much smaller than a lot of four year old females. Just under six feet and all muscle. She's much stronger than larger boas that were overfed.

[Penultimate]

Well, the quarantine process is to figure out IF a problem exists and WHICH animal may have an issue. Doing it with more than one at a time could be tough, and if one takes ill, or has mites the others in the area can potentially contract the disease or issue. Or you could have 1 or more animals that come in with problems and not know it.

You could more than likely pull it off in the same room, but its not advisable to have new snakes in the same rack system as established snakes, as in above, below or next to the new arrival.

It is much easier to pinpoint a problem when the animal is isolated, hence the "quarantine" process.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding what you are saying/asking.

The book is worth buying and owning and Vin Russo answers questions in it that I can't.

There are other keepers here that are more skilled than I am at keeping multiple animals. I currently house 3 separate species and all are in naturalistic, display cages.

The rack/tub keepers could offer some guidance I'm sure.

I believe you may be misunderstanding me, or it could be the other way around. I have no idea, haha. What I'm saying is that I'm setting up a new room far away from my established collection to quarantine new arrivals. A separate reptile room, basically. I'm going to have a new rack in there specifically for new snakes. Quarantine lasts three months in that room and restarts if any new animal comes into the room. After that's over, they would go to my established reptile room. It makes sense in my head, just not sure if I'm overlooking something incredibly obvious.

Alright, I'll definitely be thinking about that book. The next expo is at the end of the month, so if I see it there at a lower price, I'll pick it up there. If not, I'll get it on Amazon. In the meantime, I'll do some online research. I'm definitely not in a hurry to get a boa, so I figure I might as well take my time.

If anyone else has any input on the quarantine question, I'd love to hear it.

[Penultimate]

So she isn't full grown but I wanted to show you anyways. As Gio said, a lot of boas are over fed. I believe slow and steady wins the race. Here is my four year old girl. Not full grown yet, of course, but you can see she's much much smaller than a lot of four year old females. Just under six feet and all muscle. She's much stronger than larger boas that were overfed.

Beautiful boa! I love those little dots all over her.

[monty_python9]

My 3 year-old female


My 2 year old male

1 year old female


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