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Been trying to find detailed info about the Guyana rainbow boa, most specifically their care requirements and how large a typical adult would be. Anybody have info on them or know where I can learn more?

I have tried searching the forum but I seem to get Guyana red tail boas more than the rainbow boas which I beleive are two different species of boas.

LdyPayne,
...The care of Guyana Rainbow Boas is much like the care of the other smaller subspecies of Rainbow Boas. They need a cage with temperatures from the low 70s in the cool end to the high 70s or very low 80s in the warm end. They need humidity of 55 to 75 percent. Most adults are 3 to 3.75 feet long. Most of them available for sale are recent imports. Look for one that looks clean and healthy. Imports often have external and internal parasites. If you do not know how to treat the parasites you should avoid getting an import. If you do know how to treat for parasites imported Guyanan Rainbows will usually tame down and become good healthy pets.
Jeff

>>Been trying to find detailed info about the Guyana rainbow boa, most specifically their care requirements and how large a typical adult would be. Anybody have info on them or know where I can learn more?
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>>I have tried searching the forum but I seem to get Guyana red tail boas more than the rainbow boas which I beleive are two different species of boas.

Thanks for the information. The guyana RB's care requirements seem to be low in the temperature area, not much different than a crested gecko. Not sure I want to get an import because of the typical problems they can have, including mites and other external and internal parasites.

I just happened to notice a local petstore has one, and was curious about it. As the city I am in now has a size limit for boas can't get anything that is bigger than 6' as an adult. I didn't get a good enough look at it to tell if it had any mite problems (hard to tell when the cage is almost above my eye level and containing alot of cover) but if I do decide to get it, I will take a closer look at it (ie ask the store employee to let me examine it or hold it while I make sure there are no apparent signs of mites). The employees at this store seem to know what they are doing but I haven't questioned them about the care of the animals yet. I did see them feed dusted crickets to the lizards one time. Not nearly as much crickets as some things should eat at their apparent age, but they may feed 3 times a day for all I know.