Our baby-snake room is constructed with custom pegboard shelves built by Rich. Then they're moved into 28-quart sweaterboxes until they require larger quarters. My company uses 12-quart Rubbermaid storage containers to house baby boas up to 6 months old. A fluorescent lighting fixture is simple to attach, and handles can be added to the top for ease of use.Ī better option for housing a new baby boa is a rubber storage container. This material retains humidity while allowing adequate air circulation. I recommend that aquarium-users make a new top out of pegboard. The only problem with aquariums is their screen lids they don't hold in humidity. A 10-gallon aquarium was – and still is – an ideal size for one baby boa. Years ago, aquariums were the way to keep boas. Someday they will turn rich-pink and red-coral colors. They are simple to organize and keep clean.Ī close look at the scales of this 12-week-old coral sunglow male's sides reveals white and pink scales. Rack systems with stackable plastic cages work great for medium to large boa collections. Many caging and heating options are available. My personal rule of thumb is to provide an enclosure large enough for the boa to coil completely under the basking site and still have enough room for at least three-fourths of the cage floor to be a cooler temperature. Generally speaking, if your boa never leaves the basking spot, then the basking temperature might be too low, or the boa might be suffering from an illness, causing it to seek constant warmth. If your boa spends all of its time on the cool or hot side of its cage, that's a good indication something is wrong. With these temperature ranges, your boa should spend a sufficient amount of time on each side of the enclosure depending on its feeding schedule and humidity regimen. The basking spot should be between 95 to 100 degrees, and the cool side should drop to 83 to 84 degrees. Boa, Motley Sunglow (Boa imperator) CB $900.A boa enclosure's ideal ambient air temperature is about 84 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
Restrictions apply based on time of year/ outdoor temperatures. Notes: Domestic US shipping available for 65-90.00. Maximum Size: Males 5-7 feet, Females 6-8 feet Range: Mexico, Central and South America, and surrounding islands. High quality frozen rodents may be used as well with time. Currently, this snake is eating live mice. Prey should leave a small lump that you can barely notice. This is essential that they be fed every week. Yearlings will eat weaned rats every 7 days. Newborn boas are fed fuzzy-pup sized mice every 7 days. We always make sure that the rodents are feed a top quality rodent diet. They will eat mice for the first 6 months to almost 1 year old. In captivity, we feed rodents exclusively. Use a hygrometer to verify.ĭiet: Boas feed on primarily rodents. Humidity: The humidity in the setup should be between 60-75%. Buy a good thermometer with a probe to verify, or a infrared temperature gun with laser. This temperature gradient will aid in digesting food, as well as good shed cycles. Display/ enclosure/ cage environment should include a hot spot of 90-95☏, and a cooler area of 80-85☏.
Temperature: Your boa setup should be heated 24 hours per day, for your boa to thermoregulate properly. Spot clean you cage daily, and sanitize weekly. Do NOT use cedar or pine as they may cause respiratory/health problems. Newspaper or shredded Aspen may be used as substrate. Soggy substrate can cause health problems. Make sure it has a square bottom to prevent tipping the water over. Provide your boa with a large water bowl with fresh dechlorinated water daily. In captivity a boa must be kept in an escape proof setup, with built in locks/ screen that is not easy to press out/ escape through. Aquariums with screen lids are easy for boas to escape from. Please keep in mind, display/ enclosure/ cage, not an aquarium. Adult boas are recommended to have a display/ enclosure/ cage size of 48″L x 30″W x 24″H. Juvenile boas may be moved to a larger display/ enclosure/ cage. If your initial setup is larger, you must provide a hide spot. A newborn boa recommended display/ enclosure/ cage size would be 12”L x 12”W x 12”H. Enclosure Size: Display/ enclosure/ cage size for a newborn boa should be small, to make your boa feel secure and reduce stress.
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