Care Sheet for BoasAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 0 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 08/18/2009 |
Main Category: | Snakes |
Sub Category: | Boas |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | ColdBlooded666 |
Years Experience: | 3 to 5 Years |
Species: | Rosy Boa |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | All and any locality of Rosy Boa. Other localities include Baja and Mexican localities, California Desert, Arizona Desert, as well as many morphs of each locality. Please visit localityrosys.com to see all the different localities they have listed! |
Sexing and Characteristics: | To find the gender of your snake, you will want to get them popped or probed by a professional breeder or herp vet. Normally you can tell the gender by the presence of anal spurs. If there are spurs present near the vent, it is a male, if there is none to maybe 1, it is likely a female. Always get it popped or probed by a professional just to be safe, especially if you plan to breed. |
Mostly Active During: | Night |
Substrate and Water Needs: | For substrate you can use anything from aspen, paper towel, newspaper or care fresh. Newspaper and Paper towels are easier to clean and don’t get dusty like other loose forms of substrate. Always change it, if the substrate gets dusty, it can cause some major respiratory problems. Don’t use pine, cedar or anything that holds humidity. It will just cause you problems.
Provide water all the time. You never know when they may want it but provide just a small bowl. If you find your Rosy is soaking, you may want to the check him/her over just to make sure things are as they should be. |
Lighting and UVB: | No real lighting is needed. I personally keep a red heat light just on those days where temperatures are low and it helps to boost them up. Otherwise I just use a Under Tank Heater. Make sure you are able to provide them night and day transitions. |
Temperatures and Humidity: | Humidity should be kept low. They are from desert climates where humidity is hardly present. If there is humidity in your Rosy’s cage, make sure its 30% and below. To much humidity can cause respiratory problems and can even kill them.
You should have two sides to your enclosure. One side being cooler than the other. On the warm side, temperatures should range from 86-93 degrees Fahrenheit and then the cool side should be from 75-84 degrees Fahrenheit. If the cool side gets to cold, you risk respiratory infections and their immune system to get messed up. |
Heating and Equipment: | You should have a Under Tank Heater on one side of the cage with the temperatures monitored on both sides by a digital thermometer. You can pick those up for $6 each at Walmart. You will need two identical hides, some people, like myself, provide 3 to give them options. You will also want a small, shallow water dish that water is provided in all the time. If you want to decorate it, feel free to by all means but remember, its just more for you to clean. |
Caging Provided: | I use 20 gallon glass cages for my two Rosy Boas. They have been in them since the day we got them when they were young and we’ve never had any problems. Some people go the route of tubs but I’m not a big fan so I stick with the glass cages. |
Diet: | Carnivorous |
Description of Diet: | When young (neonate) you will want to feed them appropriate sized meals. Most young ones will take anything from a pinkie mouse to a small fuzzy. When they are older, many will take adult mice to rat pups. I personally feed live to both of my animals but many people go the route of Frozen/Thawed. That way you can also stock up and you don’t have to worry about injuries to your snake from its food. |
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Maintenance: | Clean cages as needed and then completely clean the cage and disinfect once a month. Clean out all accessories and replace bedding if you use a loose substrate. Keep humidity down and temperatures fairly high and always provide water. A very easy species to take care of! |
Some Words on this Species: | Very easy to care for and make awesome beginner snakes. They are extremely docile and can even be picked up in the wild without biting. They stay small so they are easily handled at all times. An all around great species, plus they come in tons of different colors! |
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