Just a couple thoughts. A 4' x 18" base cage is not a large cage for a boa, it's actually too small for an adult. The average boa needs at least 4' X 2' cage (that's the 'footprint') as a minumum, some need a 6' X 2' cage.

That may be the case. It is a 3 year old male, about six feet long. I took it in as a foster. Once it is tame (he bites), switched to f/t from live, and gets a clean bill of health - I'll be finding a new home for him. I took him only because his cage w/ stand came supplied with him - she needed to get rid of him.

Boas don't usually care how tall a cage is either because after they are no longer little they usually stop climbing.

I'm aware. I didn't buy the cage for him.

One more thing, aquariums are notoriously bad cages for boas in so far as keeping in heat and humidity.

Some of that can be solved by insulating three sides, and making a wood cover that sits over the screen top covering most of it.

When he is adopted, I'm keeping the cage and stand - it's a nice piece of furniture for a display cage. I'm seriously contemplating using it for some Baja (aka Cape) Gopher Snakes - which don't have the same heat requirement as a Boa. No, they don't need the height either - but it doesn't hurt, and allows for nice sized manzanita decoration, even if it *is* just decoration and not used for climbing.

The potential adopter is going to need to have an adequate cage for him, unless I find one used cheap enough before then.

As gorgeous as Boas are, I personally prefer smaller snakes. He's just a foster. A beautiful foster, but a foster.
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