Albino boa - Page 2

**Minkness** · 08-27-16, 11:57 PM

Yeah, I am looking at doing either 5x2x2 or 6x2x2 for my small male hypo and my female hog island when she's full grown. Right now my big boy is in a 3x2x1 and it's a bit small for my preference so will be getting him his full size cage at some point early-mid next year. I was going to build it myself, but I lack the tume, energy, or knowledge, so I'm just gunna buy a premade PVC.

bigsnakegirl785 · 08-28-16, 12:03 AM

Building the cages isn't so bad, but when all you have to do is buy PVC and either not have to put it together or spend 15 mins screwing them together, it's hard to go homemade. haha

I am hoping to have 2-3 more cages by end of next year, since at the moment Tirel is really the only one even remotely close to large enough to take up any space in a 4'x2'. Sanji may be close behind, though, he's exploded in growth lately. After being on one size of mouse for 1.5 years he's gone up 3 sizes in the past 6 months.

I honestly think there's some gain to providing a little extra room, even if they sit in one place during the day, they will use it during the night. haha

Serpent guru · 08-28-16, 12:11 AM

Thanks minkness that means alot I definitely have a very high interest in snakes always have.i definitely will contact that person whenever I figure out how to do it sense as u can tell I'm still getting a little used to this site haha.i have looked up a decent amount of stuff on them but it's always good to get some facts from a person that has both.plus I like having convos about snakes and reptiles in general

Serpent guru · 08-28-16, 12:16 AM

I honestly thought about buying a PVC one which there very good cages by all means I mean alot of them are flame retardant.but imma carpenter so it would be pretty silly for me to buy one when I could make one in a day.but who do yen's get ur PVC cages from?

richardhind · 08-28-16, 02:03 AM

fantastic looking boa, I love albinos, I've got one similar in length to yours

macandchz · 08-28-16, 10:19 AM

beautiful boa. anxious to see more pictures of him.

**Minkness** · 08-28-16, 10:26 AM

I got mine off craigslist and have no idea of their maker, which sucks because I really like them! I may end up going with Animal Plastics though because they are cheap. Just not sure who I feel about putting them together since I don't really have a ton of time to do. Soooo, I may look at going with another maker buuuut....we'll see. I have other financial projects at the moment and more research to do lol.

I have way too many to have too large of an enclosure for any one snake. And I'm short, so I can only stack so high before it's too much of a hassle. XD

Serpent guru · 08-28-16, 12:34 PM

Thanks richardhind and macandchz

I definitely will be showing him off alot more in the future those two other pics are a little bit older with the one I posed in with him.those are the best pictures I had from him sense I got a new phone and didn't back up all my pictures on here.minkness how many snakes do u have and what kind are they Im pretty curious to see what everyone got lol!?

bigsnakegirl785 · 08-28-16, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Serpent guru

I honestly thought about buying a PVC one which there very good cages by all means I mean alot of them are flame retardant.but imma carpenter so it would be pretty silly for me to buy one when I could make one in a day.but who do yen's get ur PVC cages from?

I got my PVC enclosure from Animal Plastics, they'll even do a lot of custom sizes, so I'll probably end up getting a semi-permanent retic enclosure for River from them. I was able to put 2 4'x2's together in under 15 mins each, the only thing that takes time is allowing the sealant to cure, but you'd have to treat the wood in a homemade enclosure for the same amount of time.

Serpent guru · 08-28-16, 12:52 PM

Ow waw I didn't know they did custom size cages and I always did hear nothing but good things from animal plastics.i can see u have a crap ton of snakes bigsnakegirl785 what's ur favorite species to work with?

**Minkness** · 08-28-16, 02:51 PM

Yes, I have emailed AP to see if they will do the 5x2x2 for me. If they do, I am thinking of getting 4 depending on price as I will be adding 2 active, semi aboreal snakes to my collection. They are just babes right now though so it may be that I make a few other orders first.

I generally hate putting things together thiugh, so other than the larger, custome sizes, I am thinking of going with boaphile for the 4 foot cages for my BPs.

I do like the option for dividers thoygh...sooooo...it's all in the air right now haha.

To answer your question about what all I have....

3 BPs (trying to sell one though), 2 boas (an almost asult hypo mixed male and a baby pure hog island female), 5 western hognoses, an irian jaya carpet python, a spoted python, a cape gopher, 2 kings (male hypo brooks and a male 'MBK' of unknown origin), and a rough scaled sand boa. I also have 6 crested geckos, 2 gargoyle geckos, 5 leopard geckos, and a tiny house gecko I recently caught and may just release soon.

I have 2 other snakes on the way. 1 is a BP one is a surprise and may turn into a breeding pair if I'm lucky.

Then I also have it planned out to obtain 4 garters in the future from a forum member and possibly others.

My collection is always changing and growing as I really like all reptiles and not just one specific kind.

I also hope to add a breeding pair of red eyed crock skinks, breeding pair of abronia graminea, and an ackie monitor.

=)

riddick07 · 08-28-16, 03:04 PM

Beautiful snake! I'd check out Jay Gonzalez if you want a retic...I have two breed by him, one sold by him, and another from one of his friends lol

I know the surprise

AP will do that size for sure. I just ordered a 5ft by 30in from them along with one of my 8ft retic cages. I hate my boaphiles....they are flimsy and bend too easily. I expect they will warp sooner rather than later. I'd go with ap they don't take that long to put together and the quality is much better than the boaphiles.

**Minkness** · 08-28-16, 03:31 PM

Haha, you do know the surprise! Keep your fingers crossed a female comes available with him though!

Also, I really appreciate your experience with both!

I am not terribly fond of the dual front door that AP has and prefer the single drop doen door of Boaphile. But if they are flimsy and otherwise not ao great, I guess I will have to overlook doors lol.

Besides, I'd like them all to match. I have 3 mystery enclosures now I love so they can fill in the 'holes' so to say lol.

Also, if AP does custom sizing, I wonder if they would do smaller caging as well. Been wanting front opening enclosure for my male leos and my male hoggies. All of which should be in a 10 gallon equivalent. But my female hoggies should be in 20 L sized enclosures.

Nothing works the brain like planning and bugeting wall to wall caging! Ahaha!

bigsnakegirl785 · 08-28-16, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Serpent guru

Ow waw I didn't know they did custom size cages and I always did hear nothing but good things from animal plastics.i can see u have a crap ton of snakes bigsnakegirl785 what's ur favorite species to work with?

Yup, debating between an 8'x4'x2' and an 8'x4'x3' for my retic until I can either build something larger or possibly convert a room if I could get someone experienced on that to help....If for some reason she stays 12' or smaller, maybe even 13', these could work for life, though.

Eh I don't have all that many, compared to many others in the hobby, within the actual herp community it's not uncommon for people to have 20-30+. haha

My favorite are by far the boa constrictors, I like their body build, feeding habits, and variety. They may grow slow, but that just makes it feel more rewarding when they do finally get big.

Also Minkness, AP has choices for both sliding and drop doors.

**Minkness** · 08-28-16, 10:50 PM

AP doesn't offer drop doors, just swing doors, and from the looks of it only on the sides.

Also, I have a very soft spot for boas since they were the snake that I first fell in love with many many maaaaany years ago. It feels amazing to finally have not one, but . However I don't know just yet that I will have more than 2 simply because I enjoy so many more other types and look forward to experiencing them.

=)