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I'm planning to get a Blood fairly soon, but...well, along with finding one, I need a bit of information first.
I've read that baby Bloods need to be in a relatively small cage at first for security. I have a 20g long that first belonged to a BP, then my current Columbian Boa until I got a 55g for her. So, anyway, I plan buy yet another [permanent, this time] cage for my Boa (PVC, not glass, so I an actually move it around if need be) and was wondering if I should go ahead and get one for my future Blood, or if it would take two years for her/him to use a 4'x2'x19"?

Lots of rambling, sorry!

I'm in that exact place right now. My blood currently is in a 20-long aquarium and has been since I got her a year ago. It was too big for her at first, but with a couple hides and a thick layer of substrate, she adjusted to it nicely.

Others will say start with a smaller enclosure first if you've got a blood that's just a few months old, and that makes good sense. It took my girl a while to start eating, probably due to some stress. But, as I say, after a month or so she was eating regularly, and she's always been totally docile to handle.

In the last year, she has put on a HUGE amount of growth. If this is your first blood, you won't believe how much they can grow in a relatively short amount of time. She's about 3 1/2 ft. now and pretty girthy. Probably still a little small for a 4-ft. enclosure, but she'll grow into it. I've got one on order as I write this.

Good luck!

Thanks for the info. I'll do the same thing as you did with the 20g.

I've heard everywhere that Bloods are aggressive, but in my opinion snakes are like dogs. If you socialize and handle and treat them nicly, you'll have a wonderful dog...or Blood in this case. They're like the Pit Bulls of the snake world, I suppose...some love 'em, and some hate 'em simply because they don't understand.

Anyway, again, thanks.

I have a few other snakes besides my one blood, and honestly if I could do it over again I'd have nothing but bloods. Mine is as passive as can be. She occasionally huffs at me when I try to take her out, but she's never aggressive. Not at all. And, she always eats F/T like a champ.

They're great snakes, and still affordable.

Have fun!

i recnetly got my first blood too! im no expert but the people from nerd (new england reptile distributers) have been very helpfull and K.G is a doll she told me that i should keep mine in a rubber made container(you know those one fron wall mart) nothing too big tho news paper,cypress mulch,or forest floor for substrate a heat pad on one side a good size water ceramic water bowl large enough for soaking and a temp/humidity gauge. and you should be good to go. you temps should be 85 on the warm side and 80-75 on the cool side... well thats what mine read and mine eats like a champ no shedding or pooping problums. like i said im no expert but this is the info i got from K.G and i have had no prob. you should check out there care sheets there pretty intence.

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