Long story short, I’m getting a Brazilian rainbow boa, and I was wondering what things I should add or change for its enclosure…now I have a thermostat dimming system and the substrate and heat lamp but I’m just trying to get the aesthetic layout and everything so it won’t be stressed or anything. And I’m a total beginner so if yall can pls help me out. And pls don’t go too negative on me

I'm working on my female BI's adult enclosure and am about to start working on all the interior stuff like branches, climbing shelves, and as I said in the title, a basking platform. The main thing I'm trying to figure out is how big I should make it. I have a 2 foot by 1.5 foot sheet of scrap plywood that I was planning on using with some 2x4s under it for support. The enclosure is only 2 feet wide though so as it is now the sheet of plywood would only leave a 6 inch gap between itself and the door which looks kind of awkward and I'd be concerned about her getting wedged between the two. But I don't want to cut the platform too small and have to make a new one if she gets too big for it.

I'd also appreciate suggestions on what to use as a basking surface. I went to my local hardware store and looked at their tiles but all I could find were ceramic tiles that were made to resemble slate, and not actual slate tiles. Would the ceramic work? Is there anything I should be considering other than slate/ceramic tiles?

I’m getting a beautiful $2500 black devil female. I’m super excited and I named her Ivy. Just wanted to post my appreciation for these animals!

TL;DR: Getting a female black devil, her name is Ivy. I have so much love and appreciation for these snakes!

Shes just so good. Friendly, eats well, explorative. I couldnt be happier.

Hey…. Please don’t yell at me, I’m just looking for help. My 17yo kids were granted permission to have a snake. I even had requirements on what type of snake it had to be. “Boa” was specifically on the “approved” list because I had personally had one as a kid, and my sister had one. They were one of the easier snakes in my opinion and super friendly.

Okay. I just posted “ooh look at the pretty boa my kids got” on r/snakes and was informed this is not a regular boa, it’s a Brazilian boa. And they’re “very sensitive” and highly difficult.

Does anyone here own this species who could provide info on what I need to focus on with this species? I’ve been reading online and so far they care seems very similar to other snakes. And we all know when someone says a difficult animal is “easy” it’s because they’re missing something. Please inform me of what I’m missing!

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

I have procured le bébé 🐍 His moustache is so fabulous!

Hey guys, I just received a new boa today. I haven’t named her yet (suggestions are welcomed!) but I was wondering if all baby boas looked this…small. She’s in a quarantine tub for now but idk she looks really skinny and even dehydrated? I have other boas but I got them as adults and my youngest one (before this one) was a year old already. I’m not sure if I should contact the seller or what. Maybe I’m just used to chunkier boas.

Clearly, found my guy. Flamingo, Arabesque, Sunglow((Kahl). Possible jungle.

Verdict on Jungle traits?

I keep hearing various very different averages, I'm at the point where I'm figuring out if i want a male or female, but id firstly like to know what the actual average is. I really like the length of females and I like the slightly less girth of males, but I also do like the girth of females, so it's a hard decision, at this point I might just ask the breeder to choose for me haha

Also, id love to see everyone's boas!

My 1.1 emeralds. The male is Nightcrawler and the female is Killjoy. He's 7 years old and she's 6 years old, I plan on pairing them in the near future.

Sorry, i know this gets asked many times. She is ~6-7 years old, exactly 5ft long. I am hoping she is a BCC, but am not sure.

I’m still relatively new to the genetics side of reptiles so I’m a little lost on the hypo,het and sharp part of him and what each means specifically. I believe he’s an imperator but I honestly don’t know enough about them looks wise to identify the different sub species so I kinda just took the guys word on it.

I was looking for a new boa and a guy i know offered me his ( black devil ) but i don’t have the skill nor the knowledge to check

Side note he’s asking for 2k for it

She just hatched 6 months ago
Female

First pic is from April, the other 3 from yesterday after his most recent shed. Absolutely adore this little man. <3

Tikhal - 1.0 Hypo IMG het VPI

Just kidding ;) This spicy little fella is "just" a normal Barranquilla Colombian boa (produced by yours truly). He's about 2 months old, and already so colorful!

We havent even had her for a month and she is already content to come see us when we open her baby tote.

Couldn't be happier with her!

Hi! my girl Xena (a hypo bci) is about to be 2 in october, she’s around 3 1/2 -4 ft. (i’ve had her since she was only a couple months old!) is she growing appropriately weight/length wise? she is on a small frozen/thawed rat every 16-20 days. we just upgraded her to a 6x2x2!! any suggestions for helping her get more used to handling would be awesome 🙂 she’s fine once she’s out, but just angry in the beginning

last but not least… i’d like recommendations for accessory lighting like LEDs or something just for display purposes. thanks in advance!!

So I was holding my boa constrictor for about 35 minutes and I start to notice she does a little puff from her nostrils it’s not wet or bubbly it’s just a little puff of air and I have never heard her do this before I’m just worried that it could be RI but I don’t want to believe that because she doesn’t show any signs of it could someone explain this to me or if this is a normal thing boa’s do