Appearence
The family Boa,
Belongs to the family Boidae, giant snakes.
They are compact animals, with a relitively small head.
All Boa's are strictly stranglers,
Nevertheless with their large teeth,
they can cause wounds big enough that they need stitches.
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Colorvariation
The family Boa consist several species such as:
Boa Constrictor
Boa Chenchria
Common information
Cites b
Some species Cites a.
A snake hook is wise to use when handling Boa's
Cage requirements
The length of the snake times 1,5 is the diameter off the cage you need, so from one corner to the opposit corner.
Considering the lenght of most Boa's is this often a small room.
Make sure there is enough shelter and hiding places.
And a waterpool were the snake easely in fits.
Don't use small pieces of wood or any other sharp objects as cover on the floor, they can and will cause infections to the mouth.
Feeding
Rats, rabits, chickens.
Ginnie pigs are not a good option, they have a hard undisgiastiable scull,
not nutricious, and snakes are not likely to catch a ginnie pig because they have a "wrong" smell.
Difference in gender
Sonderen.
Male: 10 scales female: 2-4 scales.
Mating and reproduction
Boa's will produce lifeborn babys sometimes they lay eggs,
then they will hatch in a few days.
Expierience
E.C.Maurits.
Don't mess with a Boa, i once had a Boa, which i fully trusted and relied on,
every snake has its character thats what makes them fun, and this was a wussy,
the kind you can fool with, until he while feeding vormed an S-curve and almost had me.
I probably had a mouse sent on my hands.
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