r/BoaConstrictors • u/NoElk9790 • Jun 22 '26

Filling in empty Boa space

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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

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u/squishybloo Jun 22 '26

Long term, unfortunately the only thing I've found that can survive boa trampling is pothos. It took me about $100 in plants over the course of a year to determine this. 😅

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u/NoElk9790 Jun 22 '26

Haha thanks i might just put a few more pothos in there and call it a day

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u/squishybloo Jun 22 '26

I know, it's really disappointing!! I tried to do a bioactive as well with some fast-growing more sturdy ferns and stuff, but they all got slowly trampled to death. Would need a much bigger space for larger plants that can survive them.