Quote Originally Posted by CloudtheBoa View Post
Yup definitely just anery no hypo in that boa. Way too freckly, and the saddles aren't typical. Plus it's too light and silver, ghosts tend to be more brown/dark. Some well-bred ones will be nice and light, but even a light-colored baby will turn out dark by its first birthday most of the time. Even linebred ones will brown out slightly as they age. So will an anery, but the hypo just makes it more pronounced.

As far as the tank, I really would not recommend it at all. It will take extreme modification to get it to hold humidity at the constant 70-80% they require, plus the ambients should not fall below 80F as that can cause RIs. The only time I'd let any part of a boa's enclosure fall under 80F is if you're maintaining a proper gradient, which a 20 gallon is not large enough for. Tanks are terrible on both of these fronts, which can be worked with but not as easily as with a tub.

As for the 32 qt tub, if you don't power/overfeed, it should last you 1-2 years before the boa outgrows it. The dimensions are enough for a 3.5' boa. The 1.5 year old I raised isn't that big yet, but the 1.5 year old I got from a breeder is right around there. She'd be much bigger by now but for the past (almost) 6 months I've had her on a conservative feeding schedule.

This is the schedule I use for my boas:

Birth - 1 years: every 10-14 days, babies will be fed every 7 days for their first 2-3 meals then moved onto 10-14 days. 7 days is ok I just personally feel it's too often.

1 year: no more than 14 days

2 years: every 3 weeks

3+ years: every 4-6 weeks, spacing out according to the individual.

I also start completely fasting my boas on their third winter (2.5-3 years old) for 90 days and slightly drop temps. Boas on their second winter (1.5-2 years) get fed monthly/half as often, and boas on their first winter are fed normally.

For boas under 1-1.5 years old, a slight bulge is acceptable, but as they get larger I prefer not to be able to tell they've just eaten. That means my boas are usually on hoppers until they're 9-10 months old at least, and then are on weaned rats by 1-1.5 years old.


It does take awhile for some to acclimate, just give him time and try to leave him alone as much as humanly possible until he eats a meal or two. From there, you just gotta brave the fury. lol

thanks for the feedback.

Having dealing with ball pythons all my life, and vic (my current ball python) which i have had for 5+ years, i have become a master at making a glass aquarium work. Well actually i forgot the members name on here who also lives in NYC who put me on to making a acrylic top to the tank to sit between the screen cover and tank. Just have to find a glass shop and have them custom cut a 1/2 inch thick of acrylic specific size for the tank. It sits right on the edges on the top of the tank, couple of holes drilled into it and then u put the screen cover over it. Keeps the humidity insanely great. I never have to spray or mist the tank down, it stays at 70-75% all the time with just a full water dish. When shedding i spray it down once a week to bump it up.