help with columbian boa

topcontender1 · 10-11-10, 11:49 AM

Hey my brother was driving to his house today and found a 3 and a half foot Columbia boa laying across the street he caught it . I have a baby jcp how big of a cage should I keep it in and what temperments should I keep it until I can find it a home thanks for the help. I assume they are a lot different then jcp's

Freebody · 10-11-10, 12:01 PM

you lucky dog :P heres a boa care sheet, New England Reptile Distributors, designer Ball Pythons, Reticulated Pythons, and much more! the link does not say cage size, i would build it a 4'x2'x1' tall cage out of mallemine. easy and cheep to make and you can most likley sell the cage with the snake if your not keeping it.How to build 4x2 enclosure for $100 - Redtailboa.net

topcontender1 · 10-11-10, 01:01 PM

Yea we went and asked everyone but noone claimed it. I would keep it but I'm pretty new to snakes. Are they uasually pretty tame?

marvelfreak · 10-11-10, 04:20 PM

I keep all my Carpets the same as i use to keep my red tail boas. you'll want the humidity a little high around 70%. Really love to see pictures of the boa. Cage size 2'x2'x4' would should be big enough to work for the rest of it life.

topcontender1 · 10-11-10, 04:06 PM

its very tame how do I find out if its boy or girl

TeaNinja · 11-23-10, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by topcontender1

its very tame how do I find out if its boy or girl

you take it to the vet and they stick something in its butt to find the sexual organs, i believe.
(PLEASE correct me if im wrong) lol

Reptile_Reptile · 11-25-10, 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by TeaNinja

you take it to the vet and they stick something in its butt to find the sexual organs, i believe.
(PLEASE correct me if im wrong) lol

they probe the cloaca and depending on what they feel/depth the probe can go they can tell you if its a boy or a girl. or they can just pop the cloaca and check.