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I just recently agreed to "foster" two baby boas, one male and one female. I have concerns if I keep them for any length of time because I have a 3 and 1 yr old boys at home. In four years, I could concievably have quite large boas (I have no locality or subspecies data) and boys old enough to get themselves in trouble (do what they are not suppose to when no one is immediately around) and snakes large enough to do damage. Are my fears overrated? How have other people with boids and children managed?

Thanks ahead of time,
Zach

There's a cure called a lock. It works to keep curious kids away from all sorts of stuff. My kids know that the boas are off limits without dad. If they forget, the locks remember for them.

ALL of my larger snake cages come with a lock. Nobody can accidentally get in them. If I had small children around I'd also keep all the keys put away.

Secondary containment, I have a dedicated snake room that while the smaller ones could slither out under the door, again, none of the bigger ones could get out. Again, a lock on that door with kids could be prudent.
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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:
24.36 BRB
19.19 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats