The position of the snake should be based on the natural conditions in their homeland as much as possible lean. This may be different in different species and subspecies, or even areas of origin. Besides the size of the terrarium is to first pay attention to the temperature, humidity, illumination times and the food. I want to comment briefly on these points in detail.
The first point is the size of the terrarium. It is logical that a snake can move also can be kept and not just in a box in which it forces its just rolled pure. As with all animals, need a reptile movement.
Here, the statutory minimum requirement:
0.75x0.50x0.75 times the length of the boa.
Example, con: the case of a boa. imperator, with a total length of 160 cm should the terrarium the dimensions:
120x 75 x 120 L / T / H have. Suffice here with the height of the terrarium of 80 cm would.
Juveniles are held in so-called normal rearing boxes. These are plastic boxes made of clear plastic with a dark lid, which are provided with air holes. These are designed with kitchen paper. The facility consists of a water bowl and a hide-able, eg an empty paper towel roll. My young Boas, I think in the beginning even in these boxes, which are in the proper terrarium.
In many books, is that small snakes are scared in a big enclosure, but I have a feeling that they feel more comfortable in the large enclosure, as in the box. At least they are lively and show themselves more than in the Aufzuchtbox. In addition, I also think you should keep the babies in groups because their powerful social changes if they are kept alone. I have found that a boa that was in single stance is rather shy and aggressive.
I've set the temperature to 29 ° C during the day and at night between 21-23 ° C. I have the sensor on the rear wall centrally located in the middle, so that in the terrarium are also regions with higher and lower temperatures so far. Depending on the request of my boa can then go to places that it offers an optimal temperature.
The relative humidity should be at least 60%. its humidity. Even higher values are quite common in the countries of origin. It is sometimes difficult to meet this requirement, especially if the property at very low temperatures (winter) but a different climate (heating air) than in summer. But with an additional water tank almost anything is possible, or with a humidifier. According to try something you have the proper intervals out to the relative humidity always 65-75%. to maintain humidity. Through this investment, I always optimal humidity.
The issue of food
It took a while before I was able to locate a suitable food source with optimum quality. In my own feed livestock on hand was never alone because of the smell what these animals. It is not always easy, the right quality, size and affordable price to feed mice to get. The size of the mice must be adapted to the diameter of the boa, good quality and then the price. And then the problems started, because the Animal Center in my area has, of course, everything in all sizes and always in stock. The first food shopping turned out, however, there are just baby .- or adult mice. But the intermediate sizes, no, you need not ...., A Babyboa may also have to swallow an adult mouse ... and want to read the quality left. Now the search was going on after a good feed livestock. Thanks to the Internet was luckily soon found someone who himself holds about 13 snakes and a forage breeding top quality runs (the link on this, they see links in the main menu). I feed every seven days and I need at each feeding my own Boas about 15 mice and 15 rats.
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