brazilian rainbow boa care sheet

[kizza]

brazilian rainbow boa's reaching usually reack arouund 6-7 ft rarley 8 or 9.

brazilian rainbow boas are from rainforests with very high temperatures and veryy high humidity they are very sensitive to dehrydration so there should be a water bowl big enogh for the snakes whole body to ft in provided with fresh water 24/7

they need an ambient air temperature of around 85 farenheit to 88 F with a hotspot of around 88F to 90F the cool end should not go below 80F

humidity wise should be about 75% to 80% and should deffo not go anythin under 50% or there is a 99% chance it could die of dehydration

shedding.
when shedding they will go a dark colour and there eyes will release a liquid making the eyes go blue. if your snake has a bad shed stick it ina luke warm bath for 20 mins and it may come off while soaking if nothelp the snake to pull off the shed, dont do it for him, help him.

substrate.
newspaper or kitchen roll s the best substrate for babys as they get older eco earth, orchid bark and a peat bark mix also hydrolica balls are a nice addition lookwise but also help keep the humidity up.

they are semi-arboreal creatures meaning they love to climb quite high so would need a mid semi high vivarium maybe around 3 foot high make sure when your setting up your raainbow boas vivarium try to add lots of hides and climbing places like braches etc to satisfy him more.

breeding

If you decide to ever breed your rainbow boa make sure its a good weight and reasonable age until you breed

unlike most species of snakes boa's are mammals meaning there live bearers also meaning they give birth to live young instead of laying eggs

rainbow boas usually have anything from 8-16 babys in each clutch its around 120 days for them to give birth after they have ovulated

as soon as your rainbow boa has gave birth take the babys straight out and place them in tubs or a large tub all together becareful not to get tubs too big otherwise your boa wll feel unsafe and wont eat

you wll need to feed your rainbow boa a week after st first shed this will maybe be a rat pup depending on the size of the snake when its shed

hope this help guys

kieran

[Jonathan85]

I have found my BRB prefers lower temps than the ones most care sheets state.26c is a touch hot for a cool end,mine wont sit in its hot side if its over 27 and a half degrees.Overall a pretty good care sheet.

[andybe18]

I don't think brb's are mammals! Otherwise good info although agree about the comments re temp

[capester]

Mammals?! haha! Otherwise good sheet! another tip for a bad shed is to put them in a damp pillow case with a warm, wet towel for 5- 10mins. Usually does the trick!

[SSamm]

Originally Posted by kizza

brazilian rainbow boa's reaching usually reack arouund 6-7 ft rarley 8 or 9.

brazilian rainbow boas are from rainforests with very high temperatures and veryy high humidity they are very sensitive to dehrydration so there should be a water bowl big enogh for the snakes whole body to ft in provided with fresh water 24/7

they need an ambient air temperature of around 85 farenheit to 88 F with a hotspot of around 88F to 90F the cool end should not go below 80F

humidity wise should be about 75% to 80% and should deffo not go anythin under 50% or there is a 99% chance it could die of dehydration

shedding.
when shedding they will go a dark colour and there eyes will release a liquid making the eyes go blue. if your snake has a bad shed stick it ina luke warm bath for 20 mins and it may come off while soaking if nothelp the snake to pull off the shed, dont do it for him, help him.

substrate.
newspaper or kitchen roll s the best substrate for babys as they get older eco earth, orchid bark and a peat bark mix also hydrolica balls are a nice addition lookwise but also help keep the humidity up.

they are semi-arboreal creatures meaning they love to climb quite high so would need a mid semi high vivarium maybe around 3 foot high make sure when your setting up your raainbow boas vivarium try to add lots of hides and climbing places like braches etc to satisfy him more.

breeding

If you decide to ever breed your rainbow boa make sure its a good weight and reasonable age until you breed

unlike most species of snakes boa's are mammals meaning there live bearers also meaning they give birth to live young instead of laying eggs

rainbow boas usually have anything from 8-16 babys in each clutch its around 120 days for them to give birth after they have ovulated

as soon as your rainbow boa has gave birth take the babys straight out and place them in tubs or a large tub all together becareful not to get tubs too big otherwise your boa wll feel unsafe and wont eat

you wll need to feed your rainbow boa a week after st first shed this will maybe be a rat pup depending on the size of the snake when its shed

hope this help guys

kieran

88 - 90 F is way to hot for a brb. 84 - 86f is better.

BOAS ARE NOT MAMMALS!!! where did you get this from, is a boa was mammal you wouldnt have to give it heat. They are reptiles, they are cold blooded.

Sorry but i think you need to do a little bit more research on your boas.

We will have a caresheet up soon on brazzlians www.AS-Exotics.com

Also when they shed, its not hard to miss, they go bright white! like a ghost!

[lhreptiles]

Originally Posted by kizza

brazilian rainbow boa's reaching usually reack arouund 6-7 ft rarley 8 or 9.

brazilian rainbow boas are from rainforests with very high temperatures and veryy high humidity they are very sensitive to dehrydration so there should be a water bowl big enogh for the snakes whole body to ft in provided with fresh water 24/7

they need an ambient air temperature of around 85 farenheit to 88 F with a hotspot of around 88F to 90F the cool end should not go below 80F

humidity wise should be about 75% to 80% and should deffo not go anythin under 50% or there is a 99% chance it could die of dehydration

shedding.
when shedding they will go a dark colour and there eyes will release a liquid making the eyes go blue. if your snake has a bad shed stick it ina luke warm bath for 20 mins and it may come off while soaking if nothelp the snake to pull off the shed, dont do it for him, help him.

substrate.
newspaper or kitchen roll s the best substrate for babys as they get older eco earth, orchid bark and a peat bark mix also hydrolica balls are a nice addition lookwise but also help keep the humidity up.

they are semi-arboreal creatures meaning they love to climb quite high so would need a mid semi high vivarium maybe around 3 foot high make sure when your setting up your raainbow boas vivarium try to add lots of hides and climbing places like braches etc to satisfy him more.

breeding

If you decide to ever breed your rainbow boa make sure its a good weight and reasonable age until you breed

unlike most species of snakes boa's are mammals meaning there live bearers also meaning they give birth to live young instead of laying eggs

rainbow boas usually have anything from 8-16 babys in each clutch its around 120 days for them to give birth after they have ovulated

as soon as your rainbow boa has gave birth take the babys straight out and place them in tubs or a large tub all together becareful not to get tubs too big otherwise your boa wll feel unsafe and wont eat

you wll need to feed your rainbow boa a week after st first shed this will maybe be a rat pup depending on the size of the snake when its shed

hope this help guys

kieran

Good attempt at doing a Rainbow Boa care sheet but there are a few minor errors on there which can be re-done which will make it and even better care sheet.

I would say height is not always an issue as I have mine in pennie vivs which also keep the humidity well.

I have written a care sheet on Rainbow Boas a while back which might help give you some more info into this specie.

http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/snake...are-sheet.html


Regards
Lee.

[Patmufc]

give him/her a break - it was clearly an accident writing mammals jeez

[Hai1988]

if u get the new issue of pratical reptile keeping there is a whole article in there all about them and there care

[Joel_H]

i think you meant that boas are ovoviviparous, not mammals

[fishboy]

Originally Posted by kizza

unlike most species of snakes boa's are mammals meaning there live bearers also meaning they give birth to live young instead of laying eggs

That is quite possibly the funniest mistake i've ever seen on here