2021 0.1 Candoia paulsoni, Solomon Island ground boa, white phase - Inej

[Starscream]

@Starscream, I really enjoyed reading this thread.

Could you say a little about general husbandry for C. paulsoni? Enclosure size (currently and what you're anticipating as final adult housing), temps, moisture levels, optimum substrate, etc. Appreciate any info you'd share, as there seems to be little available.

Completely understand your pain there -- most of my research for this species was looking at what it's like in their natural habitat compared to what few accounts people have of keeping them.

Inej is currently in a 76 qt Sterlite stacker tote that I modified for a CHE/UVB setup and a front-opening sliding glass door. She spends more time climbing than you'd expect for a ground boa, so providing the height for the heat elements alone was worth it to me. For adult size, I'm wanting to us a 3 foot by 2 foot enclosure, as she may get up to four feet long but I expect she may stop at 3 feet.

Temps are between 82F and 86F with a hot spot of 92F under the CHE. She spends a lot of time in her humid hide and in her water bowl, so high humidity is a must for these guys. I'm currently using that coco coir stuff, but I honestly hate it. It's very dusty and a pain to clean, but it does let her burrow easily. I would switch to something like coco chip, but the pieces are bigger than she is.

Definitely look into temps and average humidity for their natural range, its really eye opening what they go through in the wild that was a good baseline for me. Please do not use my word alone to determine how to keep these guys, as there's a lot more complexity that I'm sure I'm forgetting to type in a forum post.