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Keeping there columbian boas in a 4 x 2 x 2 cage? I looked some up and they cost $$$$. I still like this snake though but is there anything cheaper I could get for a male columbian adult? I dont plan to get a full grown one now but rather a hatchling.

Well, they are really only $300, but you can make your own for less.

You can get them cheaper than that and you can make one with a sliding glass front, melamine construction for about $70. Simple.

Can I have some instructions? Is it hard to do? I would really like some instructions on a website or something.

Making one yourself is the probably the best way to go.

Ok but what about a cement tub from home depot? LOL I know it sounds funny but those things are huge. I really dont care for the vision I just want an enclosure for the snake to live in comfortably. I hear the cement tubs are huge.

Cement tubs? I use cement tubs for rats. Not to sound rude but how does a cement tub compare with a 4' cage?

Check out the cage and habitat design forum. You should be able to get some help in there. I don't have any instructions on building the cages I have built but there are some very helpful people in that forum that may have plans. For now you really don't need a large cage to begin with if you are getting a juvenile. ou can find small plastic caging at relatively decent prices as well.

I've never seen one. How big are they? They would have to be able to retain mosture and heat. I dunno if it would work, but it sounds like it might ( I am not an exepert though.)

Well cement tubs (from home depot) are HUGE, I dont know the exact measurements as I would have to go there tomorrow and ask. I could put melemine wood on the tubs floor and glass/plexiglass for the cover. I know I dont need this right now as I plan to buy a 55qt or blanket box and drill some holes into it for the boa untill it reaches 3 or 4 ft.

Are you planning on getting a Coombian boa constrictor constrictoror a boa constrictor imperator?

Oops! boa constrictor constrictoror a boa constrictor imperator

You dont have to grow your boa huge if you dont wanna.. Have you seen Jeff Ronne's video? He has a two year old boa on there thats only two ft. long. I keep all my males small by just feeding them small meals and not as often as the females. I have a male who I plan to pair up with a feamle of the same age and I dont want him out growing her so I feed him less and now the female is about twice his size. He and all my other animals are healthy and by no means starved their just not grown to the standard 4 ft. in a year method. Im sure many boas in the wild dont make it anywhere near four foot in a year. Just my 2 cents Rich....one more thing there is alot 4 ft cages out there for around 200.00 boaphile(I think) and vision to name a couple

You can do the 4' X 2' X 1' tall method like the boaphile. It's going to be a long time before you need a big cage though. If I were you and I only needed one, I would save up for the boaphile cage or the visions cage:
http://www.boaphileplastics.com/
If you insist on making a cage then check out the cage builders forum:
http://cagecrafters.com/forum/
If you want to know how good a cage can look check this:
http://www.terra5designs.com/
Personally if I were you I would find out about heating lighting humidity temperatures first before spending money on building materials. I don't know what a cement tub is, but if you can't heat it properly it's useless. Lots of new owners use aquariums. I got a few of them free myself. Maybe someone will give you one even. I wouldn't be worrying about it now until you understand the heating requirements too for your new pet.
Caden