columbian boa arrival - Page 3

LORI34205 · 10-13-03, 08:57 PM

well i have a roof over it,its under our porch.

LORI34205 · 10-13-03, 08:57 PM

that should take care of rain or direct sun

ohh_kristina · 10-13-03, 08:58 PM

you are only making excuses! You cannot control the temperatures! You cannot control the humidity in the air! Give it up, please! For the sake of the freaking snake. I'm tired of replying to this thread. Reread this thread. There are experienced people telling you that this is not a good idea. What does that tell you!?

LORI34205 · 10-13-03, 08:58 PM

what can mites and ticks get through?or should i say how can mites and ticks get through plywood and vents.

Burm41 · 10-13-03, 08:59 PM

how hot does it get under the porch? I live in texas and it gets hot under my porch because the heat goes up and gets traped so its alittle hotter under my porch.. :|

LORI34205 · 10-13-03, 09:00 PM

i cant control humidity or temp but i can change it with lamps heating pads and humidifiers,or dehumidifiers

Burm41 · 10-13-03, 09:00 PM

well at this point im tierd of this thread too... all i can say is tell your mom to let your snake inside, reread this thread and figure it out that you are in no means of keeping a snake at this point

LORI34205 · 10-13-03, 09:00 PM

well its a open porch it more like a very big lean to kinda porch

ohh_kristina · 10-13-03, 09:01 PM

This will be the last time I reply to this thread. You are obviously going to try and argue with me over this.
It is not a good idea!!

Oliverian · 10-13-03, 09:01 PM

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just curious but could someone make a list cosisting of all reasons u would not have him outside and then i will solve them and fix the problem,then i will get the snake.

You can't solve the problems of being outside, unless you put the cage inside. That should work for you... or do you not understand?

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or should i say how can mites and ticks get through plywood and vents

If your snake is able to breathe, they can get through. Keep it indoors, or wait until you move out to get this snake. Or, you could cut off all it's air, and have it die. I don't think it could get mites then....

LORI34205 · 10-13-03, 09:02 PM

i bet it would get some kind of mite or infestation if it died and i left it there

Oliverian · 10-13-03, 09:03 PM

Sarcasm, lori, sarcasm. Please reconsider... just listen to what everyone is saying.

LORI34205 · 10-13-03, 09:05 PM

my mom doesnt like snakes because her cousin died from a water mocassin and now she thinks all snakes want to devour u!!that gets me so mad.Any ideas of what to tell her to just accept it that the odds arent very good that a columbian is going to lash at you rap u up and strangle u to death

Jeff_Favelle · 10-13-03, 09:12 PM

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Any ideas of what to tell her to just accept it that the odds arent very good that a columbian is going to lash at you rap u up and strangle u to death

Give her any one of the 400,000 books on snakes that tell the TRUTH about their natural history and life habits.

JDouglas · 10-13-03, 09:17 PM

Mites can crawl and get into anything. They actually prefer to lay their eggs in the cracks of wood. You would be giving mites everything they need to thrive. Your cage would be mite heaven. If someone kept a boa outside in my town the neighbors would freak out. We would have laws banning snakes in no time. You will not be able to effectively control heat and humidity.

PS, if you feed your monitor a cricket based diet it may calm down. Here is some info from Pro Exotics...

Crickets or mealworms are offered 4 days a week, crawler mice (thawed) are offered once a week (typically two to three crawlers per animal), and turkey is offered once a week as well. We strongly encourage folks to feed meat no more than twice a week. Crickets should make up the bulk of a baby monitors diet, and the animal will grow terrifically if fed on supplemented crickets alone.

Meats are offered for additional protein and calories, but you must keep in mind that these are small babies, and as such have small digestive systems. Loading them down with too much meat will not only encourage compaction and digestion problems, but it will act like monitor steroids on these guys, and you will then have an aggressive terror on your hands. Many customers have called to ask about the aggressiveness of their new baby, and more often than not, it is the case that they simply enjoy watching their animal chase and eat the mice, and they have been feeding nearly an all meat diet. When switched back to a cricket based diet, these same animals return to their predictable, tractable selves, within a few weeks. Raise a terrific baby, not a holy terror, follow our recommended diet.