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Hi, a am new to the forum and i have a few questions about boas. I heard the red tail boa bites alot, is this true? have any of you been bitten by your boa. are they generaly tame? I have never owned a boa befor. But I own a ball python.how mutch harder are they to care for than a ball python,(besides space needed, and bigger pray) do they need uva and uvb lights?

Sory so many ?s but want to learn as mutch about this species befor I get one.

Thanks

I think all of your questions, as well as more that will most likely pop up, can be answered by reading the "Boa Constrictor Manual". This is a great book to read BEFORE you get a boa of any kind. I only paid $5 for it.
Here are a couple of links (cut & paste):

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=2VHE5YPQG6&sourceid=00392207539157519866&bfdate=01-16-2004 08:05:27&isbn=1882770412&itm=1

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/102-3179999-7769714

Good luck,
Eric

I suggest following this link for some good reading.. look through for different threads that interest you.
take care - Joe

saying you heard a boa bites alot is like saying I heard dogs bite a lot
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Thanks and take care - Joe Rollo
'Tis not the stongest of the species that will eventually survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change' Charles Darwin