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Hi all-

Having been unable to own any reptiles for more than a year due to my living situations, I've just picked up a CB juvi P. baroni as my first reptile. He's one of the coolest snakes I've ever owned! Though I've worked with many coubrids, I've always gravitated towards boids. This guy is deffinately making me reconsider my preferences, lol!

He's temporarily in a 20L tank, while I decide on another cage for him. What cage size/dimensions are adequate for a single adult? Some say they're completely arboreal, and others say only partially so. Also, there seems to be some varied opinions on humidity with these guys. Luckily, everyone seems to agree they're very undemanding captives, which I hope is true! Please let me know your thougts, as well as opinons on cage brands. I've had many Visions, and am looking at AP cages, among others.

thanks
Brian

Anyone?

Brian,

I keep my trio of adults in #110 Iris boxes I think they are. They are about 40" long and only 6 or 7" high. I have two yearling females that I have set up in tall Rubbermaid boxes. Like the 28 qt ones but taller, maybe 12" high or so. One stays on the branches I have in her box all the time unless she is going into a shed then she goes in a hide box with sphagmun moss in it. The othe one stays on the branches in her box about half the time.

I will be putting the adults in some 36" Vision cages soon as I love watching the yearlings in the branches. As far as humidity I don't give them any extra humidity but the younger ones do have the sphagmun hide boxes along with a water bowl that they can also go under.

BTW, I have 14 eggs that should start to hatch any day now. They are denting in and I am pretty excited to see what comes out.

Good luck with your new purchase.

Dennis Mountain

Thanks for you message! I actually picked up a 4' Vision arboreal, which I think will look great once set up. I may hold off to set it up for a bit, and give the little guy some time to grow. He would deffinately be able to excape through the space between the glass doors now, if I did not block it off. We'll see. Anyhow, when it's all up and displayed, I'll post some pics.

Brian