Rainbow Boa Question

[Scotty1987]

Hi so am thinking of getting a rainbow boa am a ball python guy but these boas look amazing I want to know if a 10 galon tank will be enough for a baby rainbow boa and for how long will it be told I need to get a bigger tank and another question do they feed on the same schedule of once a week like a ball python?

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[bcr229]

Do not ever use a tank for a baby BRB. They need 90% or higher humidity to survive. Get a tub with a securely latching lid, such as a Sterilite latchbox, use cypress mulch for substrate so it can burrow into the damp mulch, and a UTH on a thermostat set so the tub floor under the substrate is 85-86*F.

A 32-qt latchbox will be fine for a baby as long as it can burrow under the cypress, and it will last for about two years before you need to size up to a PVC enclosure.

Babies eat every 7-10 days. BRB's run at cooler temperatures so they eat less often than ball pythons; they have slower metabolisms.

[Scotty1987]

Ok great thank you for the info just one thing can you use UTH on Sterilite latch box?

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[bcr229]

Ok great thank you for the info just one thing can you use UTH on Sterilite latch box?

Absolutely - and as always, as long as it's regulated by a thermostat. Sandwich the thermostat probe between the UTH and the tub. I would get a UTH that covers anywhere from 1/3 to 1/2 the bottom of the tub.