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Question on cage size? Feel kind of bad

calake45 Feb 02, 2009 03:02 PM

Here's a pic of my set up (picture is over 2 years old).I've got 3 boa constrictors and a leucistic texas rat snake. The current sizes are: Silverback Boa: nearly 8ft. Columbian: 5ft. Long tailed peruvian: 4ft. Rat snake: 2ft. I've got my longicauda and rat snake in the split middle cage but my longtailed is getting too cramped in there so I need a new cage. I plan to get rid of that stand and get a boaphile pedestal because if I added another cage it would be too high.

For the new cage I plan on getting the 4ft boaphile except the one that is 17.5" tall and has a shelf. This would be the cage for my rat snake. Now the thing that kind of bugs me is that I will have this huge cage for my 2ft rat snake while I have an 8ft boa in a smaller one. Would my biggest boa benefit from that extra vertical space and shelf?

The reason I planned on getting that cage for my rat snake is that they are slightly more arboreal and I think if I put some nice branches in there it would be fun to watch her climb between the different levels. So what do you guys think?

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Replies (2)

LarM Feb 02, 2009 03:38 PM

I personally would provide a 6 foot cage (17.5 tall probably)
for an 8 foot Boa

. . . Lar M
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skyslinger Feb 02, 2009 10:55 PM

the rat snake some things to climb on in the smaller cage. They will climb even if it is only slightly off the floor. I am glad you are concerned and are willing to ask for advice. That shows good husbandry. Jeff will tell you that the 4 footer is fine for a 6 foot boa especially with the shelf and you will enjoy watching the boa climb then as well. Always nice to hear concerned keepers. Good job!
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