Ball pythons vs. boa constrictors - key differences in care?

[Bogertophis]

Okay, noted - slightly cooler than for the BPs. Since there is some overlap in the ranges for optimal ambient temperature for BPs and boas, is it still reasonable to keep them in the same room (of course, after completion of the quarantine period), maintaining a fairly consistent room temp of around 77-78 F?

Haha, that sounds like a very resourceful strategy for "tricking" a boa back into its cage! The BPs are generally more than happy to skedaddle back into their tubs after a handling session or photo op, so this would certainly be a very different experience. I wonder if one of those tent/cave style beds that they make for dogs and cats would be similarly effective ...

Same room with ambient temps 77-78* is probably OK, although I can recall my BCI often selected the cool end of her enclosure even when it was low 70's. I think that's warmer than your entire room needs to be...it might be better to tweak only the BP- enclosures, with the room about 75*?

The tent/cave style beds do not zip closed, as far as I've seen. A member here lets her BP out for exercise on "missions" & has one of them for exploration purposes & while snakes like them, the idea is to contain the boa that may suddenly decide it wants out. Also, the rectangular shape of the soft-side dog carrier lends itself better to fit the interior of the snake's enclosure, the times when I used it for "involuntary return" purposes.

One time I had my BCI out relaxing on my bed while I folded laundry. I'd been going back & forth for a while, momentarily out of the room- she never moved a muscle. Then I was gone for a couple minutes (tops) & when I came back she had disappeared into a nearby drawer that I'd left open. She claimed it as her own & hissed at me when I took her out... But she didn't try to bite, she was just so pleased with her hideaway. (pardon my digression) Anyway, she never did get her very own dresser, but it's easy to see what snakes like.