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Hey everyone my CRB is about a year old now and I've been looking to get her a new viv. Right now she's in a 20 gallon long. I'm wandering how big the next one I get should to last her the rest of her life. Thanks for any advice

Hey Tim, I'd go with something around 4 - 6 square feet of floor space. I'd also get away from a fish tank, IMO much easier to control the environment in a cage vs glass tank.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
20.28 BRB
13.18 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Thanks for the reply. I've been looking into either making a new viv or buying one. Which would you recommend, and if it's buying one which brand would you suggest?

Depends a little on where your keeping it. If you have a dedicated herp room that stays warm, can't go wrong with on=e of the plastic cages like made by Boaphile. I have several and they all work great. If however you are putting the cage in a cooler location, IMO, the plastic cages might not have enough thermal mass and could get cold and/or hot spots. For that situation I'd go with a 3/4" wood product, I've made cages from 3/4" oak plywood and they look great.

Boaphiles:

My home made oak cages:

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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
20.28 BRB
13.18 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Ok the Braz water bowls are goldfish bowls? and the BCI boas Pyrex?
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Frank Roberts
Roberts' Realm Of Reptile Research

Yup!! I do like the way glass cleans up.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
20.28 BRB
13.18 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

very smart indeed, plastic tends to get "old" and harder to clean the chalkie messes they love to leave behind for us!!
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Frank Roberts
Roberts' Realm Of Reptile Research

And as much as I want or need to scrub, I still don't leave gouges. The surface does get scuffed up over time but still cleans up just fine.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
20.28 BRB
13.18 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

likes the glass bowls for the ease of finding all those damn SPERM PLUGS cuz he is a voyeur haha lol Dave
Bob

he knows what "finding all those damn SPERM PLUGS" means,

lotso baby BRB's on da way!!!!!
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
20.28 BRB
13.18 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

That means more keepers for that BAD MAN!!!! Yeah I'm jealous
Bob

You should be happy, the "bad man" is pretty much out of room for keepers. Each keeper bumps another individual out of the program.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
20.28 BRB
13.18 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

well if you have a GREAT year I think you should keep as many as you need to "bump" Diablo and let me procure him, to be honest it is becoming apparent that you have "greed" issues and have too many keeper Brazilians in your collection. Sharing the wealth would be good for the humanitarian side of your heart, as Bob stated, I am somewhat handicapped and dimwitted and us special people could use every opportunity to brighten our day, what would Diablo do for me you ask? Well such a "stellar" example of a Brazilian rainbow boa would brighten my dim lighted capacitors. It would be doing your part to help heighten the intellectual capacity of the gene pool! Save the Whales Dave, save the whales!!!!!
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Frank Roberts
Roberts' Realm Of Reptile Research

feel better?
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
20.28 BRB
13.18 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

well not really, I know, why don't you post a few more pics of him, chinese water torture is funnnnnnnnnnnnn hehe
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Frank Roberts
Roberts' Realm Of Reptile Research

Oh yeah, did I mention I only have two good pics of him on the net?

It's an ugly rainy day here, maybe I'll take some more pics (if they cooperate)
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
20.28 BRB
13.18 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

thats better, much better
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Frank Roberts
Roberts' Realm Of Reptile Research

lol
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Frank Roberts
Roberts' Realm Of Reptile Research

Seeing as she's my only snake, currently, I keep her in my bedroom. Unfortunately the temperature fluctuates with my roommates playing with the thermostat so it sounds like I should get a wood viv. Thanks for the help.

The thicker walls with significantly more thermal mass will buffer the outside temp fluctuations much better. That and OF COURSE, a good thermostat and you should be all set!!
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
20.28 BRB
13.18 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

I would go with a 4 foot Boaphile or Vision , I would have said neodesha for humidity reasons, but the Boaphile and Visions are GREAT cages that hold humidity well and give ample security compared to a larger type of all glass tank, this is due to the subdued lighting because of the solid sides not letting all the room light inside the viv. Well, unless your handy like Dave then you could build one. See this post below I linked to....
Daves Wonderrooooommmmmmm

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Frank Roberts
Roberts' Realm Of Reptile Research

I am also very happy with my showcase cage... not as great for humidity, but very functional!
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-Iman

1.1 BRBs (Ying and Yang)
1.1 JCPs (Striker and Sheila)
0.0.2 BPs (Spot and Speck)
5.5 Fish (Insert your favorite names here)
1.0 Miniature Daschund (Rue)

Loving to Learn
Learning to Help
Helping to Love

Stimulate debates, stifle arguments.
Please be nice always.

Funny you should mention showcase cages, I work for Costco Wholesale and they where remodeling and they where going to throw out all their jewelry showcases and I asked if I could have them, instead of them wasting money disposing of them, and they gave all of them to me, slight renovations and they are now enclosures....

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Frank Roberts
Roberts' Realm Of Reptile Research

That's awesome! How big are they? And glass on 3 sides and mirror on the 4th...

My "Showcase Cage" is of a different type... showcasecages.com

I specifically bought it due to the area for the heat lamp, heat pad and flourescent light (none of which can be seen from the front).
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-Iman

1.1 BRBs (Ying and Yang)
1.1 JCPs (Striker and Sheila)
0.0.2 BPs (Spot and Speck)
5.5 Fish (Insert your favorite names here)
1.0 Miniature Daschund (Rue)

Loving to Learn
Learning to Help
Helping to Love

Stimulate debates, stifle arguments.
Please be nice always.

4' by 2' by 14" and 6' by 2' by 14" also have tall ones as high as 6' tall, good for arboreal species
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Frank Roberts
Roberts' Realm Of Reptile Research