Temperatures: As a general starting point, common boa constrictors seem to do best if kept in the low-to-mid-80s degrees F. Boas may sit in their water bowls if they are stressed or insecure in their cages (they are "hiding" in their water bowl,) or if they are plagued by an infestation of snake mites. Common boa constrictors are rarely observed to sit in their water bowls in conditions of normal health and security. Water: Clean water should be available in a glass or ceramic water bowl at all times. When using newspaper as a cage substrate, it is a good maintenance practice, after papering the bottom, to crumple several pieces of newspaper in the cage, under which the snake can hide if desired. Both are easy to maintain at a satisfactory level of sanitation. Substrate: It has been our experience and observation that this species does extremely well on either aspen bedding or on newspaper. By four to six years of age, some adult females will require an enclosure with 10-12 square feet of floor space. Given space and lots of food, common boas grow very quickly to five and six feet in length, and then their rate of growth begins to slow. Young adult boa constrictors should be given 2-4 square feet of floor space. Newborn boa constrictors can be housed in an enclosure with about 250 sq/cm of floor space until they are about six months of age. Vivariums or plastic storage boxes, can be satisfactorily used to maintain boa constrictors. Adult specimens generally average about 4½-8 feet in total length.Ĭage size: Common boa constrictors require a secure well-ventilated cage. Large specimens attain considerable bulk and may weigh 40-50 pounds. The head is very distinct from the neck the body is laterally compressed the tail is long and strongly prehensile. Size: This is a relatively slender elongate snake. The common boa (Boa Constrictor Imperator) has an extensive distribution in nature and many geographic names have come to be used to refer to this subspecies, including Mexican boa, Sonoran desert boa, Yucatan boa, Central American boa, El Salvador boa, Nicaraguan boa, Panamanian boa, Honduran boa, Hog Island boa, Corn Island boa, and Colombian boa. Common Boa (Boa Constrictor Imperator) Care Sheet.
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