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05-10-11, 02:10 PM
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Hey everybody. I'm new to the forum.
My name's Johnie. I just got my first red-tail boa over this last Christmas. She's about 6-1/2 ft long. I named her "Tat". I have a concern that the enclosure she came in isn't big enough from all the articles I've been reading about keeping this kind and size of snake. It's 4' long by 2' wide and 1-1/2' tall with double sliding glass panels. She has a healthy appetite, she's shed twice so far and doesn't mind being handled.....now anyways. She bit me twice when I first got her. Small holes but bleeds a lot. I let her outside in the grass, put her in the bathtub and let her run around the room and stretch out. She loves to stretch out. That's why I'm worrying about the tank size. Any input?
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05-10-11, 06:25 PM
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Re: Hey everybody. I'm new to the forum.
Please read and agree.... Thanks.
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05-10-11, 06:32 PM
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Captain America
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Re: Hey everybody. I'm new to the forum.
Hello and welcome! Your cage size is find for now. I just get her out once or twice a week and let her stretch. Love to see pics of her and her cage. 
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05-10-11, 06:36 PM
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Re: Hey everybody. I'm new to the forum.
Everything sounds fine, take her out every once and a while to explore, they get some good stretching and if you handle them regularly i believe they get more accustomed to being manipulated, although i might be incorrect in that regard.
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05-10-11, 07:05 PM
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Re: Hey everybody. I'm new to the forum.
If you put some pictures up people will be able to 100% assure you, or help you out, with your set up.
Plus, we need to see pictures of your snake anyways so~ lol 
Welcome to the forum, hope you like it.
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05-10-11, 07:58 PM
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Re: Hey everybody. I'm new to the forum.
Who do you use for hosting pictures?
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05-10-11, 08:22 PM
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Re: Hey everybody. I'm new to the forum.
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05-10-11, 08:23 PM
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Re: Hey everybody. I'm new to the forum.
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05-10-11, 08:36 PM
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Re: Hey everybody. I'm new to the forum.
Fantastic looking boa and terrarium
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05-10-11, 08:44 PM
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Re: Hey everybody. I'm new to the forum.
Thanks! Gonna be building a bigger enclosure (6 feet long) in the next few days.
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05-11-11, 03:24 AM
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Re: Hey everybody. I'm new to the forum.
All looks cool.. Nice boa aswell.. Im not 100% sure but I think you want to measure the temperature at viv floor level as this is where the snake stays.. Not a major issue tho, just a suggestion... Welcome to ssnakess
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05-11-11, 04:37 AM
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Re: Hey everybody. I'm new to the forum.
Welcome - none of my snakes are that big yet (girthwise) but shouldnt there be some hides in the enclosure?
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05-11-11, 10:31 AM
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Re: Hey everybody. I'm new to the forum.
Yeah there should be a place to hide but really not enough room in there. I'm working on that. Gonna have to build something. Can't find anything big enough in our pet stores. Any ideas? Pictures?
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05-11-11, 10:55 AM
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Re: Hey everybody. I'm new to the forum.
A cat litter tray or Rubbermaid flipped over with an entrance cut out works well for the larger snakes. Or there's the disposable option of a cardboard box.
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05-11-11, 12:48 PM
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Re: Hey everybody. I'm new to the forum.
Hey Johnie, Welcome aboard! Nice looking girl you have there.
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