Dumerils Boas are NOT terrestrial

[JessPets]

Okay. So you are claiming that Dumerils boas are semi arboreal species, purely based on your boa (which you obviously have not had very long), and a few random YouTube videos? Like others have said, an animal doing something does not make them that thing. If you believe they are semi arboreal due to yours climbing occasionally, than surfers or swimmers must be semiaquatic, right? Do you see your failed logic here? In your original post, you say: "this must be false information". Yes, I'm sure zoologists, wildlife biologists, and taxonomist from around the world have seen your post, and are now going to reclassify the Dumerils GROUND boa. And yes, they are indeed GROUND boas. In their natural habitat, they are almost always found on the GROUND. Did it ever occur to you that maybe in the videos you posted the animals may have been a) placed there, or b) scared, so they climbed into the tree? Now, yes, I was not there so I would not know. Yet neither were you. Have you gone to Madagascar to study these animals? I'm going to assume not. While yes, neither have I, but I'm going to believe every other site and reference I know over an unexperienced so called 'expert' that thinks they know all, when in reality they know nothing, and are only trying to get some attention.

I was going to apologize for such a strongly worded post, but ya know what? I feel strongly about this, so the tone seems just right.




Also, you may want to rethink your husbandry as well. People have tried repeatedly to help you, but you refuse to be helped, and are letting your animal's care suffer because of it. Honestly, you need to get off your high horse and let someone tell you what to do for once.