will a 10 gallon tank be ok to house a red tail boa for a couple months??
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Re: Clay i have a question..
Hello diablo,
I know you asked Clay, so i hope you don't mind me chiming in. I know Clay gets real busy at times.. A 10 gallon for a 2 month old red-tailed boa is fine for a few months. Rule of thumb with snakes it your tank should be no smaller then 2/3's of the snakes body in lenth. Big is good for an older snake, but when there young I find that they feel more secure in a smaller tank. I had a 4 foot ball python that was in a 2x4x2 cage and he was always in his hide. I moved him to a 20 gallon for a few weeks and he was always surfing and chilled on top of the hide instead of in it..
Hope that helps, and I hope you don't mind I answered..
Best Regards
Steve
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Re: Clay i have a question..
A couple of months? Yes.. Any longer and you will quite possibly run into other problems. It is impossible to adequately provide a temp gradient for any snake in that small of a container.. You can provide the necessary heat levels but not the basking and ambient temps that are a necessity to the ongoing health of the boa..
So temporarily okay.. I tell everyone that a 20 long is the minimum recommended size for starting a boa...To gain knowledge is good, but to share knowledge is wise
-Best Regards
-Clay English
Founder Redtailboas.com 1998-2013
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Re: Clay i have a question..
if you are looking for an aquarium, (though difficult to maintain exact temp/humid.), I got mine by getting to know the folks at the pet store, and they just let me know when they have a cracked tank, I pick 'em up for next to nothin'. Mine all have very small-unnoticable cracks that I just face in the back-No problem.
??? perpetually confused
Lisa
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