Beginner in need.

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In search of Leiarius
I would like a book/or website recommendation on Boa constrictor constrictor.

Also good DIY setup recommendations. I want to learn as much as possible before getting such a snake.

Thank You
 
keep in a rubbermaid box till 4-5ft with heatmat then get a 6-8x2x2 viv.
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lol probably should have added that u get heat and substrate etc before i get flamed.
just soooo tired right now.
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i shall come on tomo and give u some good stuff. but just got in again and its 10pm and my eyes arnt going to stay open much longer lol
il drop my lil one at school in the morning then come straight on and give u good info.
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Thanks Chloe for your time. You sound like a great mom. I bet your kid will have more reptiles than you when older.
 
haha, shes not really interested in them. she is for a moment but then forgets about them and just wonders off lol.

riiiight, so bearing in mind they get big lol you will need a 6x2x2-8x2x2 (anywhere inbetween is good) for when they are adult.
males - 6-8ft is what they say but my friend had a 9.5ft male.
females - 8-10ft...same friend also has a 105ft female lol

can start off as i said above, temps u will have to check, because i set all mine to stats and then leave it.
but in a rubbermaid box, 2 hides 1 at warm end, 1 at cool.
put box on heat mat. add water bowl. substrate of ur choice and hey presto...finito.
tbh i use newspaper and/or kitchen towel as a substrate. cheap/free. easy to clean.
when they r in shed then pop some moss or damp tissue in warm hide to add humidity and skin should come off nicely.
depends what size u get it at, food size varies. but as a rule they can have up to a wisth and a half of the widest point of their body...although with my smaller ones i generally just go with the width.
frozen food is best and especially rats. 1 rat has the nutritional value of 6 mice. so try and get on to rats as soon as poss.
IF u do live (please dont lol) then always watch! rats have veen known to kill snakes if left with them.

i think thats pretty much it.

i learnt from forums and other keepers and constantly checking caresheets etc.
dont know of any decent book or sites lovely. you will prob b better off asking on here and just reading all the caresheets u can purely because there is a lot of conflicting info out there.
and u will always end up asking on here if something u read is right lol which is good. can never ask too many questions.

ok i think im rattleing on now.
 
Thanks so much Chloe for the perfect advice.
 
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