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    Boa enclosure size

    Quote Originally Posted by dkatz4 View Post
    COOL! I thought the sky-hide was only for your carpet, I didn't realize the boas also used them. how do you secure them? any reinforcement needed?
    My first Skyhide twisted out the mirror mount brackets and came crashing down with my 13.5 lb Carpet. I learned that 4 mounts are not enough for heavy snakes. Because of this I went to 13 of the big 3/4 mounts. Now keep in mind that these are the XL Reptile Basics hides. This one with the Boa has only 10 mounts, I left the front mounts off as an experiment, so removing for cleaning is much easier, just slide in and out. So basically just lots of mounts on 3 out 4 sides.

    No reinforcement needed for 1/2 in plastic/PVC.




    Small mounts on left in the pkg, large 3/4 in mount on the right.
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    Do Not use the provided screw and anchor. I used 3/4 in countersink #8 screws.
    Last edited by Reinz; 12-30-2016 at 12:47 AM.
    The one thing I found that you can count on about Balls is that they are consistent about their inconsistentcy.

    1.2 Coastal Carpet Pythons
    Mack The Knife, 2013
    Lizzy, 2010
    Etta, 2013
    1.1 Jungle Carpet Pythons
    Esmarelda , 2014
    Sundance, 2012
    2.0 Common BI Boas, Punch, 2005; Butch, age?
    0.1 Normal Ball Python, Elvira, 2001
    0.1 Olive (Aussie) Python, Olivia, 2017

    Please excuse the spelling in my posts. Auto-Correct is my worst enema.

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