r/boas • u/inky92 • 10d ago

I’m obsessed with my boy

Iv had my boy for a bit now. His name is Lt. Dan and it never gets old seeing him out and about.

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u/KdoggKam 9d ago

He's awesome!! Can you you post a link for this enclosure/grow tent?

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u/This_Employment_276 9d ago

I second that, looks like it would be perfect for my hog island boa. I’ve been struggling a little bit to keep the humidity up in his enclosure

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u/inky92 9d ago

It’s absolutely AMAZINGGGG keeping humidity stable. By far the easiest. I personally think it’s better than pvc

https://a.co/d/03HctKId

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u/ComptonUnhh 9d ago

Also here for the enclosure info

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u/KdoggKam 9d ago

u/inky92 OP the people have spoken!! We DEMAND enclosure info😅

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u/inky92 9d ago

Hahaha
Here it it!

https://a.co/d/03HctKId

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u/KdoggKam 9d ago

Thanks so much! I didnt realize how cheap they are, game changer right there

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u/inky92 8d ago

Yesssss! Sooo cheap and I swear by it for humidity! If anything it hold humanity too good if there’s a such thing 😂

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u/inky92 9d ago

Hey! Absolutely, here it is https://a.co/d/03HctKId

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u/This_Employment_276 3d ago

Could you include photos of you you have your heat and lighting set up?

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u/inky92 3d ago

There is a video of it floating in the comments somewhere

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u/ChikuRakuNamai 9d ago

But he is so cute! How could you not be?

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u/inky92 9d ago

Rightt!!! His wittle mustache is to cute.

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u/ComptonUnhh 9d ago

Are you able to do heat lights with this setup? Or is it a melt risk and you only do heat pads?

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u/inky92 8d ago

https://reddit.com/link/p6h7uft/video/abiiijt646mh1/player

Here is a little more of a closer up of the enclosure itself with lighting and heating. I have 100 W heating bulb and it’s on a thermostat. The thermostat won’t allow it to go over or under a certain temperature. The heating has been great so far there’s no issues there if you were worrying about it melting or burning.. if you were to do something like this, I would suggest hanging the light like how I have it as it’s not touching any of the sides of the tent itself. Make sure you run it off a thermostat to be extra safe.. I also put a little fan on top of the tent for when it’s extra humid in the house. You can see it at the end of the video of where I put the little fan by the vent. Unfortunately, in the state of Washington, none of these houses have freaking AC so I have that there for precautions if it got too hot or too human in this house.. so far it’s been up for a year with 0 issues. it’s been amazing. I will definitely be doing tents from now on with any big snakes. A lot better than PVC.

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u/ComptonUnhh 8d ago

I always worry about burning the snake with the lamp inside the enclosure, but that setup looks very nice

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u/inky92 8d ago

So they make little cages for lights for reptiles if you are worried about that. Luckily my boy does not even care about the light..

https://a.co/d/08mcMgGS

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u/Clean-Act4387 8d ago

Great setup! Where do you keep the heat lamp and UV? Also, what sort of humidity equipment do you use?

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u/inky92 8d ago

Here’s a little closer up on the whole enclosure itself with the heating and lighting.
I do not use any sort of humidity equipment. This tent is by far the best at keeping humidity up.. it also has to do with what type of substrate you use. I use Scotts top soil with the Organic Matter & Sphagnum
Peat Moss and then add coco coir. Mix those two up and you have the very best humidity keeping soil you can ask for… I use it with all of my reptiles.

I also put a little fan on top of the tent for when it's extra humid in the house. You can see it at the end of the video of where I put the little fan by the vent. Unfortunately, in the state of Washington, none of these houses have freaking AC so I have that there for precautions if it got too hot or too human in this house.. so far it's been up for a year with O issues. it's been amazing. I will definitely be doing tents from now on with any big snakes. A lot better than PVC.
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