what size of R.U.B. should i use?

[kingcobra]

i have a 4 month old female boa,at present i am housing her in a larger size braplast hinged lid box,which still seems very small to me and a little cramped(the box sits inside a 45x45x45 exo-terra which she seemed lost in!! ,the problem i have is that i am picking up a kahl albino from bob clarke (which i presume will be a fairly young/small boa too for the price i'm paying), i am trying to work out what would be the best size of R.U.B. to go for for both snakes (seperately),to allow a good amount of growth while not totally dwarfing them container wise. it is my intention to sell the exo-terras and use r.u.b.'s throughout their growth if possible. can anybody advise on size to go for?
also what is the best way to heat rub's

thanks for any help.

[the_viper]

Heres a rough guide I found

Birth - 20" viv 1.5 x 1 x 1 ft ... 8l/9l
20" - 35" viv 2 x 1.5 x 1.5 ft ... 18l/15l
35" - 55" viv 3 x 2 x 2 ft ... 50l
55" - 75" viv 4 x 2 x 2 ft ... Specialised racking
75" + viv 5/6 x 2 x 2 ft ... Specialised racking

These are minimum sizes obviously bigger is better and also varies from snake to snake.

[kingcobra]

thanks for your reply,can i ask where you got those stats from? only i once found a boa site with loads of info which had recommended rub sizes and plenty of other useful info,but like the senile fool i am ,i forgot to save to favourites!!

[dazt2801]

I currently house my Boa Hatchlings in 9 Litre RUBS. When they were initially born, they were in 5 Litre RUBS.
I have a 2009 Female Boa, about 2 1/2 foot long housed in a 35 Litre RUB. My new 2009 Female I am getting on Friday is going into a 55 Litre RUB as she is just over 3 foot. Once they start getting around the 3 1/2 - 4 foot mark, transfer them to a 4 foot wide viv minimum. Once mine are over 4 foot, they are going into a 180cm wide Jerptek Viv.
As for heating the RUBS, I have heat strips covering about a third of the RUB at the most. This is controlled with a temp stat thermostat. They are all kept in a rack and the probe is in the middle of this. I check temps on a regular basis to ensure everything is okay.

I hope this helps.