I can certainly understand the problem, and "most" of the time this works okay housing boas together, but it obviously didn't this past time though. Are they not eating very often?. This could easily be the cause of their wanting to eat each other after they have gotten worked-up after an initial meal(feeding mode).



I would do anything possible to keep that from happening again, if you aren't right there this could be big trouble as you already found out.



Oh,...whatever you do, don't put too much trust in the wiping them off with a cloth theory you heard from someone, their sense of smell is extremely acute, and they might do the same thing again. Although it certainly can't hurt, and it might help remove some scent if it has a tad of soap worked into it before hand.



You could also temporarily use a large plastic storage container as an enclosure until you figure out what to do for permanent housing if you melt a bunch of holes in it with a soldering gun, or drill some, but melting the holes leaves zero mess. But you must be sure to have the top VERY secure.





good luck with things!





~Doug
-----
"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

[ Hide Replies ]

• boas tring to eat each other - deercorpse, Mon Nov 2 00:12:37 2009
• RE: boas tring to eat each other - DMong, Mon Nov 2 07:45:39 2009
• RE: boas tring to eat each other - deercorpse, Mon Nov 2 15:23:11 2009
• RE: boas tring to eat each other - DMong, Mon Nov 2 16:27:09 2009
• RE: boas tring to eat each other - deercorpse, Mon Nov 2 16:43:50 2009
• RE: boas tring to eat each other - DMong, Mon Nov 2 18:35:46 2009
• oh, about your question - DMong, Mon Nov 2 18:40:43 2009
• RE: oh, about your question - deercorpse, Mon Nov 2 20:49:41 2009
• you're welcome! n/p - DMong, Mon Nov 2 21:24:32 2009