Got this guy last week at a local expo, vendor says hes "FSR/Black pastel Colombian" so if anyone has any info about these genetics I would greatly appreciate it!

Hes currently in a *temporary* 20g enclosure (with proper temps, humidity, and everything) while I work on converting a 4.5'x2'x2' grow tent into a suitable (horizontal) enclosure for the next several years.

What is the best heating method for a tent enclosure like this? My main concern is providing enough heat while also ensuring the snake or tent wont get burned. It seems like a radiant heat panel would be the safest option, as long as the snake is unable to have prolonged contact (sit on top / wrap around).

I plan on mounting the panel on the poles inside the tent pointing down, possibly mounting it onto plywood or something so theres no room for him to sit on top of it. Where is the best place to put the thermostat probe? Should I mount it to the face of the panel like a heat mat? Or should I put it where the panel is directed? I plan on using a Vivarium Electronics 80w panel with VE-200 thermostat.

If coco husk is not sufficient for humidity, I may install a mister with humidistat. (It is very dry here).

Husbandry tips are welcome, I do have previous experience keeping a ball python, as well as optimizing grow tent conditions for plants.

For now ;)

I read a lot of articles and watched a lot of YouTube videos about certain husbandry for Brazilian rainbow boa. now I’m wondering what is every item y’all would recommend for my 20 gallon set up for a baby. I do have a thermostat. I have Spagna Moss. I have cork bark. I have enrichment branches and I have two hides and a half Cypress mulch, and a couple of plants

I have a lot of experience with all sorts of reptiles, and have always had a seperate room to keep them in that I kept 75+. I no longer have that luxury. I currently have a bci that is around 16” long. I have it in a small tote that is probably 20”x12”x8” with a 8x12 heat mat and on/off thermostat. The room the snake is in ranges from 67-71 degrees. No matter what I do the cold side is staying 68 degrees and the hot side is staying around 78-80, even with the thermostat set to 102. The thermo probe is hot glued to the bottom with a very thin layer of coconut bark. I can’t get the ambient temps up or the hot side temps right to save my life. Any suggestions? Maybe a heat mat on both ends of the enclosure with two seperate thermostats? Or should I just bite the bullet and go pvc with a radiant heat panel? (If so recommendations are appreciated)

I have a 5 level rack which I’ve had for 3 years. Recently I’ve noticed the top rack is about 5 degrees cooler. The probe is set in the middle rack taped on the flexwatt. Why is this now happening? The thermostat I use is a herpstat and all of the other levels are within a degree or two from what is set on the herpstat

Really want a BCI, but learnt about IBD and apparently it's common in boas and really lethal for pythons. Wondering if it's safe to have both a python and a boa in the same house (separate enclosures ofc)? Or is it really as dangerous and common as people say they are? I really want a boa but at the same time I don't want to risk an something like asymptomatic one transmitting IBD. Sorry if it's a weird question around here

As some of you might know, I have been dealing with snake mites for months. And for the past three weeks I have not seen a single mite. I'm going to do a deep, clean scrub down on both enclosures today and I'm hoping to add substrate and enrichment back in and if I should even do that right now. What I'm hoping is okay to do is mist the top of the substrate and enrichment with the same ivermectin treatment spray that I used to get rid of the mites in the first place. I'm not going bioactive with these 2 enclosures, so killing other bugs isn't a concern. Is there a reason why I should not mist the substrate? Would the substrate already being damp with regular water make the ivermectin pointless?

Fresh shed on my 0.1 IMG Ghost. Feeling frustrated as I can never get a picture of her that reflects her colors the way I see them. To me she looks very high constrast grey and black, with plenty of blue iridescence, but in the camera it just looks like a brown wash. Any tips on getting better at boa photography? What color backgrounds and lighting would be best?

Just put in some big branches for my 3 yo boa. If anyone cares the enclosure is 4’x2’x5’

This is a massive Suriname with a big head as well! Is this genetics or feeding them a proper sized meal every 10 days? Quail, Rats, Rabbits? The mass on this is incredible and doesn’t look fat at all. If I recall this breeder is in Italy or in the UK. How old do you think this is?

My new gal! She's so pretty, what do y'all think on morph?

All I was told when I got her that she is a super hypo but I think she maybe be a different morph ?

CA bci, 1.5yr, curious on his morph as i don't know anything about morphs, hes my first reptile! 🐍

Recently came across a 2-month-old Colombian rainbow boa that I for lack of a better word fell in love with. Before making this post, I knew nothing about how to really take care of one, and still don’t, honestly, but I’m trying not to buy her without proper setup or knowledge impulsively.

For her neonate to juvenile months I’ve been watching this video by scalez reptiles and I found everything I’d need from the same source that I’m following to a key but I want to know if this is a good source and if anyone has any real recommendations or advice for me, I plan to wait around a week or 2 weeks to really make this decision because it can been a big investment that can easily go down the drain from a fragile snake, I know that can be tolerable and relatively resilient to certain conditions but humidity and temperature is the biggest concern especially in a gradient style setup.

Colombians are slightly more forgiving from what I’ve read about they don’t require as much humidity or temperature as the Brazilians do but I wanna know as much as I can before I make this choice any advice is helpful.

Video: https://youtu.be/tq9CwsgPt4s?is=Y02dd24Av-iXKXTH

So I went to a reptile expo a couple of days ago and bought a two-month-old boa imperator I named Ophelia. I also bought a tank kit that said it was for boa. When I got home, I realized that it was a glass tank with a mesh top in front opening doors, which made it a nightmare to keep humidity and temperature stable, especially humidity. It also doesn’t help that the bulb set that came with it. It is a dual bulb set up with a 40 W bulb in a 25 W moonlight bulb. Now I’ve taped the top off the mesh with HVAC foil tape, and I’ve covered the back inside with black posterboard because I couldn’t find insulating boards at Walmart. I want to upgrade to a reptile cage that’s 4 x 2 x 2 and then also get UVB light as well as a DHP bulb for an overall upgraded setup, but can I get any advice on things I could change or anyway that y’all might do it or even just stuff to put in the enclosure that might be better overall like types of branches that would be good for a 4 x 2 x 2 that require minimal sanding and are strong and then also just stuff like hides in any other recommendations or advice you might have for the situation?

Edit: well this all probably doesnt matter anyways i just found out my apartment doesn’t allow reptiles so ill probably have to just sell her

I really want a Rosy Boa for Christmas this year and my mom said maybe. I think they’re so cute and I’ve been doing a lot of research. I just wanted to get a few other more experienced owners to see what else I needed!! This is my first snake ever and I wanna do everything right!

What I’m planning on getting
-35 gallon tank 36” x 18” x 12” if it’s a adult (20 gallon if it’s a juvenile 30” x 12” x 12”)
-Aspen Digs Shavings
-DIGITEN wireless thermostat plug
-Coconut hides
-Hollow tree trunk
-Water dish
-Carbon Fiber Deep Heat Projector for Reptiles 100W
Infrared Heat Lamp with IR-A & IR-B
-Some driftwood
-PietyPet Reptile Plants

Tell me if I need anything else!!!

Taking it to the vet tomorrow just curious what your opinions are.

What do you think about morphs and gender? I got this snake about a month ago and they just shed. I heard you can look at the scales around the spurs and usually tell, at least sometimes. I've felt and don't feel any bumps but that could be because it isn't a baby anymore.

- big, strong, maybe 5 feet long or possibly a little bigger

- darker than most Central American Boas I've seen

- black eyes

- faint pink/cream in the tail markings

- seems to have a stripe down the top and patterns on the sides

My guesses, would be a female (because they get bigger anyway and she's so large for a 2 year old) with Black Eye Anery, and maybe Leopard? Or Motley?

Is it weird for a barely 2 year old Boa Imperator with a locality like Central to be this large? Could the original source (was a surrender) be wrong about the 2024 or the Central?

This is probably a long shot but I have been searching for a Dumerils Boa for quite a while now.
I live in Sweden and it does not appear that anyone is breeding Dumerils anymore.

I am willing to drive to Germany or to Hamm reptile show but I need to find a breeder. I've been able to find a few adults on Terraristik but I would like to purchase a juvenile.

Is anyone here a breeder of Dumerils in Europe or know of any breeders that I could get in contact with?

Thanks in advance! 😊

Aujourd'hui Sakura à décider de ce planquer sur le côté de son terrarium

Mais pourquoi fait-elle ça ???

En temps normal elle ne sort jamais jamais jamais, elle a mangé un énorme rat il y à 4 jours et aujourd'hui elle me surprend ainsi

Mais que se passe-t-il ? Je ne suis visiblement pas une menace pour elle 🤷

Can someone please reassure me (or alternatively, tell me what I’m doing wrong?) I have a baby Suriname bcc who will be 1 year old next week. She’s not my first boa, but my first I’ve gotten as a baby. I know they grow slow, but she seems to be small and basically not growing.. When I got her end of April, she was 85 grams and now she’s 102. She is eating f/t mouse hoppers. I was feeding every 2 weeks but bumped up to every 10 days in the beginning of July. Is this normal, or am I doing something wrong? I do not want to power feed and I think the next feeder size up would be too large. Is this normal? (The weight on the scale is her plus the tub which weights 459g)

He’s starting to warm up to his new 6x2x2 enclosure which is cool to see. I’ve started to see him hanging out in new spots, I’ve also noticed him exploring his cage at night a lot more than he did the first couple months in his new cage.