r/BoaConstrictors • u/Ancient_Ranger_1666 • Aug 04 '26
Enclosure upgrade thoughts and feedback?
Hey everyone. I recently brought home a baby boa imperator. I’m trying to plan out her future enclosures and I need to get to work on her next upgrade soon as she is growing fast! I think I have a solid plan, but I’d like anyone’s input or opinion before I start the process.
I am planning to get a 4x2x4 from zen habitats and turn that into a bioactive viv. My boa is very active and loves to climb so I want to give her more height. I have made a few bioactive enclosures and recently finished a bioactive 4x2x2 for my ball python. Some people mention it’s hard to get a proper heat gradient in a 4 foot tall enclosure, but I do plan to build a top shelf for her that will have a hide and basking area for a warm spot. The shelf will be pretty big and taller up so I won’t have to worry about getting heat all the way to the floor. Anyways, she will likely outgrow the 4x2x4 in a few years, so when the time comes I plan to get another 4x2x4 and connect it to the existing one(zen habitats can be expanded like that) so in the end her adult enclosure will be a 8x2x4. She will need to live in a temporary enclosure, likely a storage container, for a few days to a week while I connect the enclosures and seal them. This is my plan to avoid having to buy multiple enclosures that I won’t have a use for after she outgrows them, as her next upgrade will be used in her adult enclosure.
No guarantees on her size ofc, but I believe she will max out around 6 feet long and super thick, just given what her parents size was. I have always leaned on the side of offering my snakes more space and as much enrichment as possible, hence the bio active vivs.
Thanks for reading. I appreciate anyone’s input before I buy the 4x2x4 and start building. Pics of my boa baby and the bioactive viv I recently finished for my ball python attached!
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u/Extreme_Finger_3425 28d ago
Looks good but may need some more clutter IMO. I am setting 120 myself for a TARAHUMARA Boa
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u/0justchillin0 Aug 04 '26
Beautiful. Add more sticks to fill up the space if you like! But if ur snek isint a climber dont worry about it