WANTED: Pics of your Boa's enclosure

ChristinaM · 05-08-04, 10:47 PM

pretty please

Would like to get some idea's for the decor in my guys tank.

thanks

Bartman · 05-08-04, 11:47 PM

no pics but a friend of mine hangs fake plants from the top (its a sliding glass tank) and has a nice waterfall int he corner..its a big 6 foot tank for two. He has some cork bark and stuff like that..looks really good..he also screw a piece of wood so the snake can get up higher if it wants..but the wood looks really natural, not just yellow or whatever like your probably thinking..looks good!

urd · 05-09-04, 03:45 AM

this enclosure is only for a 5 month old, its about 2.5-3 ft long

sorry about the quality of the pic

ortega · 05-09-04, 08:12 AM

have you ever seen backgrounds they use in vivariums? take a look and mabey you could modify it for large, heavy boas. http://www.blackjungle.com/gallery/talltank/page1.html

BOAS_N_PYTHONS · 05-09-04, 08:18 AM

CHRISTINA M:

Here are a few of my old designs I built and use for quarinteen in room 1 - 2.

Cya...

Tony

lostwithin · 05-09-04, 08:40 AM

I find the bigger the snake gets the more it becomes a pain too have decorations, so my cages are pretty boring for anything over 6’ , 30lb and I don’t have a boa under that. Any way, here’s one with my female boa in it.

Bartman · 05-09-04, 10:31 AM

um you should really put some hides in their...but simple is really the best, i agree

Yness · 05-09-04, 10:43 AM

wow...I like that cabinet looking one...really nice...

lostwithin · 05-09-04, 01:38 PM

Hi, she does have a hide, but she never uses it so if I clean and take it out, it slips my mind and sometimes I forget too put it back in, (which is probably what happened before that pic).
Devon

Linds · 05-09-04, 07:07 PM

My cages are very simple. Just a water bowl and substrate (newspaper or towels).
<img src="http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/504/22cages-finished.jpg">
<img src="http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/508/22gravidmaybe.jpg">

Quote:

Originally posted by Bartman
um you should really put some hides in their...but simple is really the best, i agree

Most snakes do perfectly fine without additional hides. Out of all my snakes, only two have hides in them. They eat, breed, etc. just fine.

Bartman · 05-09-04, 07:59 PM

True, but im sure they would want to feel more secure no?

ChristinaM · 05-09-04, 10:28 PM

thanks everyone, keep em coming.

I am definately wanting to keep it natural without alot of decor ( in the case of returning mites

or something ). I'm thinking of a branch spanning the entire length of tank, and other than that, I am still indecisive.

JDouglas · 05-11-04, 11:55 AM

I agree with Linds and keep cages simple. We have found that when boas get bigger they stop using their hides so we take them out.

Bartman · 05-11-04, 02:18 PM

hey, i learn somethign new everyday

Great enclosures guys...i needa build some permenent wooden enclosures soon for all my guys..

Linds · 05-11-04, 11:54 PM

Some snakes may benefit from hides, some don't. There really isn't any need to state that all snakes must have hides though. Snakes should be treated like the individuals they are. Also, most snakes prefer to hide under things, instead of in things. Substrate is one of the best hides you can have, IMHO. Not only does a lot of it simulate leaf litter and the like, but it also gives your snake the maximum amount of space in its enclosure