Here's the rest of my message that I took too long to write and so was not able to add under the 'edit' feature:Originally Posted by starmom
I actually have my 7 month old female boas in 2x3 cages from Rich at RBI (they each have their own cage!) When they outgrow the cage, my female ball pythons will get them and I'll get a 72x24 cage for the girls; I want them to be able to stretch out and move.
Edit>>>>> Thought I ought to provide more information for you. I'll have belly heat for the basking spot and will also have a RHP on the cool side in order to keep ambient temps up which I can imagine would be difficult in such a large cage that is also kept in my home (lower temps) and not in a temp controlled snake room! I have 2 Herpstat II t'stats that will run the RHP and heat tape for each cage. I want a shelf that runs the length of the cage and then turns the corner a bit for further thermoregulation for the boa.
That's about all I can think of right now. Nothing about this hobby is inexpensive- nothing! However, I love these snakes and so took on all of the responsibilities for husbandry with eyes wide open.
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