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Old 05-30-17, 09:11 AM   #1
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Hi I'm Steve and I'm new here just wanted to say hi and maybe pick your brains for some of your boa knowledge. I have recently got a baby boa from someone that didn't realise they grew so big they weren't too sure of her age but think she's about 18 to 24 months she's about 215g she eats great I noticed some dried shed on her tail and managed to remove that but I noticed the other day her Viv wasn't getting warm enough and only made 72f and saw that her lamp was only a 50w so I got her a 100w and she's now 88f in warm side and 76f on the cool side her humidity is steady at 66% so I'm sure that is ok but what I'm worried about is that she has just started to hang in the top corner wrapped around the wire to her lamp she's got a cage over the lamp so I'm not worried about her getting burnt or anything I'm just worried as she didn't do that before I changed her Viv around and the lamp and was wondering if that is normal for baby boas?
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Old 05-30-17, 07:55 PM   #2
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Old 05-30-17, 11:10 PM   #3
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Welcome Steve
It's sometimes like having a new toy in the viv for them to play on,mine do it sometimes and they soon find somewhere else to perch,I move the stuff round in my vivs ,I feel it keeps them stimulated a bit also ,things would always be different in there natural environment
Or you could always staple it flush to give you peace of mind
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Old 05-31-17, 11:10 PM   #5
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Thank you all and thank you richardhind that does set my mind at ease I did think I was just being over cautious and over worried that baby boas are like over delicate I had an adult boa and ball python when I was a child but Ive never had a baby snake and they looks so easily damaged but I I think I panicked too soon as yesterday she just went back to her hide again but like I said it's nice to hear someone say theirs do similar thing thanks again
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Old 06-01-17, 02:07 AM   #6
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My Boa used to live on the wire to the heat bulb! spent the first year or so of me having her curled up there.

My baby olive pythons do exactly the same...
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