Hey all,
My name is Kyle, and I'm 24 currently raising my third friend. I've kept corns and kings in the past, but this is my first boa:

Her name is Dionysis and I believe she is about a year old based on the fact that shes about two and a half to three feet long (shes not a fan of sitting still long enough for me to measure her properly).
This is the enclosure that I currently have for her:

It's a 30 gallon long tank, sliding lid with a lock, with some fake vines for climbing (which she loves), and a nice large hollowed out log I purchased from a local reptile supply store that doubles as a hide for her. Right now I'm using a standard size ceramic dog-bowl for her water / soaking source and change the water once to twice a week depending on how it looks. I do not currently use any form of water purification, but she hasn't seemed to have any issues with it after having her for about six months. I have a medium ZooMed under-the-tank heat pad as well as a 100 watt red light bulb about 8 inches above the tank that are both on 24/7 to keep the ambient temp around 85/88 and the basking area around 90/92. For humidity, I spray the entire tank down well once a day and keep one side of the tank covered with a blanket to keep the moisture in a little better, and it usually spikes around 60% and holds around 45%. I'm currently using jungle mulch for substrate and am feeding her one live adult mouse every other week, although I am currently looking to switching her to freshly killed / frozen.
Honestly, I'm just trying to make sure that I am doing everything I can to make her happy and comfortable. I am looking for suggestions from other people what I can do to make life as good as captivity can be for her. She feeds and sheds with no issue whatsoever, and doesn't seem to mind being handled once I have her out of the tank. When I first got her, she was completely docile, but lately she seems to be having a little bit of anxiety about being taken out and handled, even when it's just me and her. I haven't changed anything, aside from maybe not handling her as much as I used to, and I know that that is something that I need to get better about if I want her to be manageable when she is full-grown. If anyone has any advice on better heating / lighting / humidity control, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance for any replies!
My name is Kyle, and I'm 24 currently raising my third friend. I've kept corns and kings in the past, but this is my first boa:

Her name is Dionysis and I believe she is about a year old based on the fact that shes about two and a half to three feet long (shes not a fan of sitting still long enough for me to measure her properly).
This is the enclosure that I currently have for her:

It's a 30 gallon long tank, sliding lid with a lock, with some fake vines for climbing (which she loves), and a nice large hollowed out log I purchased from a local reptile supply store that doubles as a hide for her. Right now I'm using a standard size ceramic dog-bowl for her water / soaking source and change the water once to twice a week depending on how it looks. I do not currently use any form of water purification, but she hasn't seemed to have any issues with it after having her for about six months. I have a medium ZooMed under-the-tank heat pad as well as a 100 watt red light bulb about 8 inches above the tank that are both on 24/7 to keep the ambient temp around 85/88 and the basking area around 90/92. For humidity, I spray the entire tank down well once a day and keep one side of the tank covered with a blanket to keep the moisture in a little better, and it usually spikes around 60% and holds around 45%. I'm currently using jungle mulch for substrate and am feeding her one live adult mouse every other week, although I am currently looking to switching her to freshly killed / frozen.
Honestly, I'm just trying to make sure that I am doing everything I can to make her happy and comfortable. I am looking for suggestions from other people what I can do to make life as good as captivity can be for her. She feeds and sheds with no issue whatsoever, and doesn't seem to mind being handled once I have her out of the tank. When I first got her, she was completely docile, but lately she seems to be having a little bit of anxiety about being taken out and handled, even when it's just me and her. I haven't changed anything, aside from maybe not handling her as much as I used to, and I know that that is something that I need to get better about if I want her to be manageable when she is full-grown. If anyone has any advice on better heating / lighting / humidity control, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance for any replies!
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