Covering half the top isn't nearly enough. You need to cover almost the entire top, and use under-tank heating. I understand this is temporary housing, but I'd imagine you'd like a living snake around when you have it's permanent home ready.



Brazilian Rainbow Boas are primarily nocturnal, but it's common to observe baby BRBs cruising around their cage when the living conditions are correct. For the time being, the moss hide is keeping the snake going. As for covering the entire floor with moss... I've seen people successfully build naturalistic enclosures, but it takes a fair amount of effort to set it up properly.



Brazilian Rainbow Boas make great pets, and can be simple to care for. I try to set up my cages with limited ventilation and a large water bowl that covers about 1/3 of the surface are. Those two steps alone can raise the ambient humidity above 70%. Combine that with a damp hide and a proper heat range of about 75-83 degrees, and you'll have one happy snake.



I'm glad you came to this forum for advice. The people here are great, and have a vast depth of knowledge. Best of luck to you. Watching a Brazilian Rainbow Boa grow up is very gratifying.




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Paul D





www.MoonlightBoas.com

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• Couple of questions - pythonaddict, Fri Nov 26 20:54:39 2010
• RE: Couple of questions - rainbowsrus, Fri Nov 26 21:51:24 2010
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• RE: Couple of questions - BuzzardBall, Sat Nov 27 09:57:38 2010
• RE: Couple of questions - Jeff Clark, Sat Nov 27 12:28:26 2010
• I agree with Jeff - Paul_D, Sun Nov 28 03:29:23 2010
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• Thanks everyone - pythonaddict, Sat Dec 4 08:59:51 2010