r/BoaConstrictors
New boy!!
Got this boy at the reptile expo today I’m so exited 🙏🥹 and please give me some name recommendations 🙏
u/chrisdagreat0401 — 8 hours ago
boa name ideas ?
just got this beautiful boy two days ago, he’s almost two years old. i have two cats named bonnie & tracy, day gecko named viridian, leopard geckos named koa and frankiestein and a giant millipede named varang. i love horror related names, unique. i’ve been thinking a rob zombie related name perhaps
u/digitalvits — 1 day ago
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Tips for first time boa parent?
Hi everyone. I am welcoming home my first boa in the next week or two. I have had a ball python for the past year and it looks like boa care is very similar to ball python care which makes me feel confident that I can handle it!! I plan to put her in my ball python’s baby enclosure, now that I have upgraded him to his adult enclosure so I already have a solid and stable bioactive set up and ready to go. She is also the perfect size for it. Curious if anyone has any tips, guidance, or insight for a first time boa parent? Pics of my new baby attached🥰
u/Ancient_Ranger_1666 — 3 days ago
is my boa overweight? and if so how do i get her slimmer / old owner used to feed her every week and would take a week of just so she wouldn’t get obese
u/Secure_Figure3243 — 4 days ago
Someone explain het platinum like I'm a child
I have an img boa, gorgeous snake. Shes het platinum. I looked it up and I'm still confused. Can someone help me understand what that means? Snake photo for funsies. ETA: I understand what HET means I am asking for help understanding what the platinum genetic is. Thanks!
u/knockedl0ose — 7 days ago
There’s a snake in my boot
Gaia is my 8 foot redtail boa, her favorite place to hide when free roaming is in my cowboy boots. If you were wondering how she fits in them, I’m 6’4 and wear a size 16😂😂😂
u/Brilliant_Sun1313 — 7 days ago
Light ideas?
I have two boas, one is two, and one is fiveish, I’ve had Gwen for about four years now with no issue but i recently bought her a new tank which doesnt have a top screen, I got two, one for my baby and one for her and they’re the same size (120gal) and they’re stacked on top of each other. I have no way of attaching overhead heating nor heating from the outside of the tank so I just have these flexible clip lighting in their tanks attacked to some elevated sticks. My baby doesn’t bother hers but gwen keeps wrapping around it whenever it’s off and I think it’s breaking the light? I don’t know an alternative light to use nor one that is safer for her. I get really nervous having it in there but she doesn’t bother it when it’s on. I’m not really sure what to do and if anyone can send me some links for better lights I would really appreciate it!
u/Key-Conclusion-9565 — 6 days ago
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Filling in empty Boa space
First time posting here. I have a year old boa that I got a couple months ago, she’s ~250 grams right now. She is in a 6’x3’x3’ enclosure that I built. She’s got a radiant heat panel for heat and led/jungle uvb for light.
My question is, how should i fill the empty space? I want to try and get some vines (maybe more pothos? Or philodendron?) running from the top to bottom. Instead of just the plants being on the ground like they are now. How can I achieve this? Any advice (care-wise or enclosure-wise) is appreciated!
The picture is the enclosure now. She is hanging out on one of the top branches lol
u/NoElk9790 — 13 days ago
Hog Island Boa Humidity Regulation
I recently got a hog island boa, she’s just over a year old, I have a 4x2x2 PVC enclosure and have a semi bioactive system going, my substrate is about 3 inches deep, mix of top soil with coconut husk and bark and have a few live plants with isopods and springtails.
I have a heat panel mounted to the ceiling of the enclosure and the net on top is 80% covered and have ventilation holes on the sides of the enclosure as well. I mist every morning and evening and also have a few damp spots in the soil.
So my question is, I read that humidity should be at 40%-60% and have it a bit higher during shedding, the way I have it set up after I mist it’ll jump up to 70% and then for the next 5 hours stay between 45%-65%, but then it’ll drop to 35%-40% until I mist again. I’m usually out for work for 8-10 hours at a time and I’m not sure if the humidity dropping to below 40% for a few hours during the day and during the night is okay, and if there’s something I can do to help the humidity be higher other than just misting.
u/Striking_Swordfish30 — 14 days ago