Yesterday just wasn't a good day for me at all. Rough day at work, and then the usual problems with the faince, and what do I find at home that night? My 4/5 month old baby Suriname boa, that Ive been struggling with for 2 months now, has died. I just realy do not find it fair where some people go to a store, and buy these snakes because they are *pretty* and house them in a 10 gallon tank for god knows how long and they come out with big beautiful, yet stressed, snakes. While me, as i pay attention to specifics, have a flop. Temps were controlled by a UTH, thermostat and temp gun. Warm side air temps were kept at around 92, while floor was obviously a little higher. And the cooler side was around 82. Humidity was at about 50-60 constant.

The little guy never acted *normal* like my friends does but i figured thats just his attitude. He would eat every two weeks, even though i had to struggle with that, and..grrr...im just so pissed of. I dont know if I should give him another shot and get another one at the reptile expo in September or just give up.

I really like the true reds, peruvian, suriname, etc. But im also considering blood python, dumerils boa, and rainbow boa. But I love the true reds.

He was housed in a 20 high with glass siliconed across the mid to give him a 2 level environment. Im in the process of building a 47" L by 18" W by 38" H cage...

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