Thanks John. Your advice is what I was hoping for to validate my explaination to the local activists. I also believe that snakes need to get out and exercise once or twice a week if they are in a small cage. I also try to keep my collection small so that I can take them out more often and handle them and give them exercise. I have built a snake tree/playground for my boas to climb on when they want exercise. FYI,I have columbian boas. I have 4' cages but am purchasing and building some 6' cages for the near future, expecially for the female columbians.
I have a 5000g female ball python that is about 5.5 feet and she lives in a 4' vision cage but gets out a few times a week to roam around. Even she seems cramped in this cage!
I think that the people who keep adult columbian boas in 4' cages are fooling themselves and would definitely get better results with larger cages.

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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