Hi everybody. I am in the early planning phase of building a forever home for a Brazilian Rainbow Boa. I am hoping to ask questions and see if anyone has tried the things I'm thinking of trying, or if they have any insight.
Here's a few random thoughts spinning through my head, in no particular order....
*Live plants....has anyone tried that with BRBs? I'm thinking a living floor of moss, with maybe a plant or two in the viv. My assumption is living moss floor would help maintain humidity. Thoughts?
*A waterfall feature. Fairly simple to build, and cheap. Again, hoping moving water will help with humidity. Ideas / thoughts / experiences appreciated.
*Humidity...I want to build a better mousetrap here. Looking for ways to not constantly be watering / misting / etc. Current ideas are some sort of heated water tank setup, like a large reservoir with a heating element in it....the element heats the water to steaming and voila...humidity. Of course steps would have to be taken to ensure the water can't touch the snake, and the snake can't touch the reservoir....but I'm thinking if i can build the reservoir big enough, I could go a week or more without adding water.
*Heat...heat tape? Ceramic? This is going to be a handmade enclosure, glass walls with wood corner braces. if I go with live plants, I'll probably need a gravel bottom layer for drainage, so won't that make underneath heating problematic?
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The inspiration for the look is this one from Youtube....although mine will be just one not two enclosures....I also love the hides down underneath the enclosure...I might incorporate that as well. That's also where I got the idea to do swimming holes beneath the ground level, which may end up in the final product.
Thanks in advance for all input, ideas, suggestions, comments, and valuable experience. I've never attempted an enclosure for one of these animals before, so I am trying to only do this once and do it right the first time!!
Thanks
-HN
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