Crawl Cay Boa Caresheet

[steve2010]

ive just bought my 05 male from a local guy !! woop is it better to feed crawlcays less moreoften say small meal every 2weeks or a largermeal once a month ? some people say one or the other thought id ask the pros ! cheers

[Alfonzo]

Whilst I in no way claim to be a pro, I'll tell you that I feed mine (both '07s) about once a month or so on large weaner rats, usually one, sometimes two. Congrats on getting your boa, hope he brings you a lot of pleasure!

[steve2010]

haha well you know consierably more then i do so makes you pro !lol an i am sure ill get plenty of pleasure i do from all my snakes they are the single greatest animal ive ever owned haha !! cheers !

[lobob]

Is a 9l RUB to small then? Gaz said a 9l would be fine. He will be moving into a 2x1x16 in about a month after though.

[Alfonzo]

I'm sure if Gaz said a 9l rub is fine, a 9l rub is fine. The caresheet I've written is simply how I have done things so far, accompanied by some information from other sources. I have yet to even breed these so don't think that what I say is gospel...just one guys experience from one pair of animals (that aren't even mature yet!).

It worked for me, but there are always different ways of doing things. I usually put snakes in bigger tubs than generally recommended when young, and have no problems

[lobob]

cool, how big were they when you got them and how old?

[Alfonzo]

They were born in summer 2007 and I got them in April 2008. They were this big:




Now my male is this big:

[lobob]

cool, so they will be pretty damn small . I take it yours has a great temperement . Could you post pics of their enclsures or PM me some if you have any?

[Alfonzo]

There are enclosure pics further up the thread bud

As for temperament, the male is very soft and laid back...however the female is pretty variable, puppy dog like at times or like a screaming banshee at others... I have yet to actually get tagged by her, but that is down to how slow she is about striking and how predictable she is rather than her lack of effort.

[lobob]

sorry about my laziness , thanks, so I guess they like lots of branches and arboreal space too? Will keep that in mind.