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I have aquired a 5 ft female Dumerils Boa for my daughter.
I'm going to purchase a cage this week and needed some info.
How long,high,deep should the cage be? I was looking at 4l 2w 2d.
I know color is a choice but is there a positive or negative with each one?
I'm going to use heat tape so what size and length for a 4x2x2 cage?
Should I get one door opening or the 2 door openings?
Thanx for any advie. I did read hear but not much on the specifics I was looking for..

The four foot cage, I would run 11" heat tape at one end from front to back, so 2' in length. The door style is mostly preference, and I like sliding glass usually. The single piece doors are alright, especially with good tempered animals. I prefer black cages because they don't show the stains of newspaper print as easily as white. But, white cages allow you to notice things like mites a lot easier than the black. If I only had a couple animals and I was going to do a more natural looking cage, I would probably just go with the color that best matches the room the animal is kept in. Nice looking Dumerils!

As a note of caution, make sure she NEVER works with the snake unattended. Dumerils Boas are a formidable predator and need to be treated with respect. My male is smaller then that and once got startled and I had trouble getting him off my hands. I am sure you probably already know this but I feel a need to caution you. They are extremely strong for their size.

It would be tragic if something happened to anyones little girl!!
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Thanks,

Frank Roberts

Thanx for the info. As for handling I'm definitely around when she holds any snakes of larger stature. She's been raised around them so she has a healthy respect for them.

I bought her off CL for 75.00. She was 100 but he gave in to my offer lol.