BC Boa Info Needed

[dakski]

Behira and Jeff, my BI's, I keep 87-90F hot spot and a 78-80F cool side. Feliz, my BC, has similar temp range.

Humidity is 45-65% depending on the year, but is always raised when in shed to about 65-75%. Boas are pretty tough, but BC's require proper husbandry a little more than BI's to stay healthy and happy.

I would aim for 55%+ humidity average for a BC, but temps can be in the 80-92F range throughout the tank (and yes, cooler is ok on the cool side, even down to 77-78F). I keep my tanks hot spots about 90F tops because none of the boas have any trouble digesting at that temp, or even down to 86-87F, and that gives me margin for error on the up side. Remember, too hot is not good either. Boas, like other reptiles, can suffer and even die if exposed to heat that is too high.

They key for my boas is gradient. They spend a lot of time moving around from hot to cool and spend even more time in the middle where the temp is about 82-84F.

Make sure your tank is large enough/properly heated so that a solid gradient can exist.

If you do that and keep humidity in a good range, you should be all set.