Quote Originally Posted by Tinyballs View Post
The only thing I would disagree on from your list is the 3ft of vertical height for your cage.

Many boa owners maintain their animals in 4x2x1 cages.....the additional vertical height is nice, but at the same time makes heating more difficult and I don't (personally) find it necessary. Animal plastics T8's are awesome enclosures for Boas but there are plenty of good manufacturers.

Substrate is a matter of preference and need.....but in a pvc cage, the additional humidity given from coconut fiber would send my humidity levels TOO high actually. I use newspaper or indented kraft paper (available on Amazon or ULINE).

For the record:
This is considered the BIBLE of boa keeping btw.

https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Boa-...oa+constrictor

I've read mine numerous times, and I definitely recommend it if you can afford it.
Ah yeah, I can't afford that rn, but would that size enclosure be good for an adult? The only thing I'm kinda scared about is how to get heating on the big tanks. I've heard flex watt or RHP, and a light if it's needed, I need a tutorial or something on how to set it up lol. I know it'll be a while before I need something that big but I like knowing in advance.

As for substrate, are there any other substrates (besides paper towels and newspaper) I could use that won't trap as much humidity? I'll use newspaper or paper towel if it's needed but I do like creating natural looking tanks with substrate like coconut fiber and (fake) plants and stuff of the like but I know that's more for me than them since they can live in simple setups so I don't need all of that.


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