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Terranaut · 12-19-11, 08:07 AM

Boas are great !! You'll love him.

Norm66 · 12-19-11, 08:16 AM

Yea, I just love boas and am very much looking forward to getting this guy. The look, the attitude, the inquisitiveness, everything. I've been around and handled several over the years. To tell the truth I would have had snakes years ago (probably instead of the fish) had my wife Becky been onboard back then. But she's just lately gotten,the bug (by going over to our friend's house and helping with her collection) and that's opened up some doors for me.

Plus getting a baby and having Becky grow up with it (so to speak) will be to her benefit.

**millertime89** · 12-20-11, 04:44 PM

Congrats Norm! Be sure to post up pics when you get the little one in!

Norm66 · 12-20-11, 05:12 PM

Just got a shipping notice from FedEx. Woohoo! They're going to my friend's house until I get home from work tomorrow so I'm dropping off a heat lamp and some tubs (all set up) over there this evening to keep them in. I just got done burning holes in the tubs and the house smells a bit like plastic. I couldn't find a soldering gun (haven't seen mine since we moved 10 years ago) so I used a nail in a pair of vise grips heated on the stove. Crude but effective. ;^)

Anyway, I am definitely excited. I've always loved boas and to have my very own is a bit of a dream come true thing. LOL.

jdavy · 12-20-11, 05:17 PM

The dimensions that you described should be fine for an adult boa.

The two methods that I think of when considering minimum cage sizing are:

i) Perimeter of the cage must be longer than snakes total length (in this case you are talking about a 17' perimeter for a snake that may grow to be as big as 9 or so feet).

ii) Square footage of enclosure should be greater than snake's total length for heavy bodied species (in this case 13 sq ft).

Of course these are considered to be minimums, but you should be ok either way.

Congrats on the new snakes

!

Rogue628 · 12-20-11, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Norm66

Just got a shipping notice from FedEx. Woohoo! They're going to my friend's house until I get home from work tomorrow so I'm dropping off a heat lamp and some tubs (all set up) over there this evening to keep them in. I just got done burning holes in the tubs and the house smells a bit like plastic. I couldn't find a soldering gun (haven't seen mine since we moved 10 years ago) so I used a nail in a pair of vise grips heated on the stove. Crude but effective. ;^)

Anyway, I am definitely excited. I've always loved boas and to have my very own is a bit of a dream come true thing. LOL.

Again, congrats!

I know what it's like to finally get to own a dream animal

Wal-Mart has little inexpensive soldering iron for like $8...or that's how much it is at mine. BTW, I HATE the smell of burning plastic. *barf*

When we moved and I couldn't find my soldering iron, we used a heated (by stove) coat hanger (we cut the straight part off). About the time we finished, I found the soldering iron....Doh!

Norm66 · 12-21-11, 06:25 AM

Thanks for the info JDavy. I've seen several different 'thumb rules' for how big an enclosure needs to be. Yours makes as much sense as any. I really think it'll look great all put together.

Rogue, I know. And worse, I was at Wal Mart last night. Oh well, the nail worked and by the time I got home from dropping the tubs off the smell had dissipated. Luckily it was fairly warm outside and I was able to open the kitchen window.

As of 6:00 this morning UPS showed the snakes in Lexington, KY. I'm very excited. My friend has promised to text me pics as soon as she gets them unpacked. LOL.

KORBIN5895 · 12-21-11, 07:34 AM

I just use my drill for making holes in plastic ............... even a cordless screwdriver or a screwdriver that takes interchangeable bits with a drill bit would work better.

Norm66 · 12-21-11, 07:58 AM

Yes, it would. However my battery wasn't charged and I needed to get it done. LOL.

I'll definitely use something else and do a neater job when I put the holes in the tubs for the rack. Heck, I might even measure and space them out properly who knows? ;^)

Rogue628 · 12-21-11, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by KORBIN5895

I just use my drill for making holes in plastic ............... even a cordless screwdriver or a screwdriver that takes interchangeable bits with a drill bit would work better.

Never thought about that! I'll have to try that next time my soldering iron goes out

Norm, can't wait to see the pics!