I approached my local animal shelter for advice and possible references for more help regarding what size cage is best for adult boas. I expected help but what I got was an arguement that keeping a 6-7' snake in such a cage may be considered cruelty to an animal and may actually be illegal. Jeff, my local expert on boas, agreed, and when we perused the adds with pictures that clearly showed cage size for large boas he was shocked that they were being caged in what appeared to be a cage too small for the animal. He said that an adult boa should be in an 8' cage at least.

He is somewhat of a crusader for animal rights and half jokingly said that he should look into this on the legal level. I told him good luck in his crusade since reptile control laws are almost impossible to pass!

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• 4' cages are cruel for adult boas? - marcp, Thu Dec 28 19:44:30 2006
• I keep both of my boas in 32 qt tubs - SPJ01, Thu Dec 28 20:19:14 2006
• don't look for help - jloganafcc, Thu Dec 28 20:52:12 2006
• RE: don't look for help - ajfreptiles, Fri Dec 29 00:18:37 2006
• RE: don't look for help - superdave1781, Fri Dec 29 15:15:18 2006
• RE: don't look for help - dberes, Fri Dec 29 19:09:47 2006
• RE: 4' cages are cruel for adult boas? - ChrisGilbert, Thu Dec 28 23:14:23 2006
• My two cents........... - JohnLokken, Fri Dec 29 08:32:33 2006
• Exactly! Even for a 5' ball python! - marcp, Fri Dec 29 10:13:01 2006
• RE: Exactly! Even for a 5' ball python! - xXVanXx, Fri Dec 29 11:33:47 2006
• id say 4' for males... - mavericksdad, Fri Dec 29 14:31:55 2006