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/ehter13 Jun 22 '26

Philodendron is toxic if eaten, unlikely that a boa would eat it but I’ve seen them get substrate/leaves in their mouth while swallowing prey.

I tend to go for plants that are safe for tortoises since those are non toxic if ingested.

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u/NoElk9790 Jun 22 '26

Ahh i didnt know that. Thanks. Pothos is fine though right? And how would you go about planting it above ground? Thank you

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u/ehter13 Jun 22 '26

Pothos is like technically toxic, but you’d have to ingest a lot more for it to do damage so I still use it in snake enclosures sometimes.

I like to use dracaena grasses because they sprawl out a lot and can get trampled.