Housing Your New Pet Snake or Boa Constrictor
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ส.ค. 2024
- This video is a long one, but I try to give you some insider tips that can save you money and keep your snake healthy.
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I boiled a 6 point elk antler and gave it to my 5 month boa. Every time I look in her enclosure she's on it or under it
All my heat emitters are from Amazon lol literally a third of the price as buying at a pet store and I’ve never had a problem. They keep a very consistent heat for me
Pet store prices are a joke for everything
@@JasonsExoticReptiles +1, my local pet shop sells 100watt CHE's for $45
Congrats on the sponsor! I'm glad to see one of the few people on TH-cam who knows their stuff about these animals succeeding.
FB tub/racks house my boas right now and have been working better than their PVC cages did!
Thank you!! I'm pretty excited about it!
Keep up the amazing work Jason! You are providing information especially about Boas that is pretty hard to find elsewhere. And iv learned more here from you than anywhere else!
Thank you!! I always appreciate the subscriptions and comments!
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I’ve kept boas for years & I STILL find myself watching your care videos. Learning everything about these animals is soooo important to keepers & you do such an amazing job of demonstrating that. Very tough to find quality Boa care videos. Keep them coming!
Thank you!!
I have had monitors, pythons, king snakes, bearded dragons. Every animal needs a different climate. Even after years you can still learn new things from watching videos from experienced keepers and breeders.
Congrats on the new sponsor. I’m not surprised because you always do great no nonsense videos, keep it up.
Thanks man!
Congrats and thank you so much for talking about enrichment items and their potential long-term hazards but even with that great information we're still going to have people that put them in and we'll never clean them.
Thanks man. And 100%. Too many people don't think about the cleaning part a month or two in!
Nice, I love your videos. I gotta say though I used to be all about going out and getting wood as well, but I’ve had 3 incidents from doing that now.. once I had spider wasps emerge from the log and get out into my house.. another time I had some unidentifiable species of pale white detritivore introduced, which although I don’t believe was eating at the snakes, they were taking refuge in their eye sockets… and once I had ants, absolutely took over the entire wooden enclosure. All of these were a simple fix once the problem emerged, but nevertheless a pain in the ass that I avoid now by buying some nix shampoo, and scrubbing the wood with that and water and a bristle brush. I then pour boiling water over it a couple times and let it dry.. so far it kills everything.. of course the thicker the log, longer to let the permethrin sit.
That sounds like some terrible experiences!
👍🏽Awesome episode again, n also about the FB upgrade! My boa actually is in a wooden 6ft enclosure. UVA/UVB basking bulb caged in. In hindsight I wouldn't put baby boas in there right away again. Even tho many hides were provided she was way too shy at first. Sweet but shy. Now that she's bigger no worries...
Love it!
Mine is in a glass tank, bark bedding to hold humidity, under tank heat on the back half of the tank. The hide is big so it has a warm side and a cool side so the snake can thermoregulate without coming out if it wants. I mist the bedding. Temps are low 80's and low 90's. Humidity is around 70% and higher in the hide. I could always put a towel over the lid to raise the Temps and humidity like during the winter when my house is cooler and dryer. I am already shopping for the forever home. I like the PCV plastic ones. They are expensive! My neighbor is a carpenter and wants to build the home. The materials for a PCV house are pricey but not as bad as buying an assembled house. The price of labor would be beer, chicken wings and conversation. We always help each other out.
I’m always conflicted about enrichment vs simplicity, which is best for my babies. I think a lot of the “enrichment” might be just for me 😅 Maybe I’ll dial it back after this video. Great tips!
100%! There is only so much enrichment you can add to a box before it just takes up valuable space that the snake could use. Let them get enrichment by taking them out and letting them explore a little on a nice day outside.
Can't wait for the coco bloc review 😉
You are such a good man and wonderful advisor for us newcomers - it really warmed my heart when you said before you recommend that substrate to us you wanna try it yourself! Thanks for all your information and help, sir. It is truly appreciated out here.
Thank you! I appreciate that
My new baby boa is in 100 gallon tank, coconut fiber, live mosses, a good size cork log, heat emitter, fake plants, , water bowl, rock heater with ledge, and light.
For humidity in my glass tank I put glad wrap over the top of like half the screen and tape it around the sides.
When compressing a concept into words the recipient has to decompress what you say, and after that, understand the concept. I hope you explode on youtube! You are doing amazing mah dude! Keep it up! You videos are super helpful on so many levels.
Thank you very much!
I've been watching a lot of you're videos and I've been learning so much and I gotta say some of the types of snakes you've got are so cool
Thank you!
corn snakes don't like it too dry. sure you can do 35% humidity on a corn snake without getting an RI, but they need around 55% humidity to get a good shed. you can even do 70% humidity, but I think you are getting into the danger zone.
Jason, you are not kidding about making sure everything can be cleaned. I switched to plastic for all of my enrichment stuff. I use plastic water dishes for dogs because they have that cavity under them. I put a plastic milk crate for my rat snake to climb on. The hot hide is a plastic dinner plate turned over with a cave hole cut into the side. I use alot of pvc pipes to. If a hide is too big I use a rock in it to take up some of the space.
Everything can be done cheap, and right at the same time
Yes I agree on the corn snakes.
And so many people load their cage with crazy stuff with good intentions but forget they need to clean all of this stuff!
Going to an expo in mid August to get my boa. Your vids have been very helpful
My roommate insists on keeping the house at 67 degrees and it has been a nightmare maintaining temperatures.
Sorry I'm late but..
I've tried so many different types of bedding and honestly the best combination of value, quality and results has to go to Hardwood mulch! It's ground up smaller than the cypress mulch so you don't have huge chunks but it packs like dirt and has the capacity to hold 100% humidity in a standard Exo Terra only by duct taping the top of the screen. I had to remove some of the tape to increase ventilation! Comes damp, no additional water needed! Can also be dried out to use for other species. My boa constrictor is housed in half hardwood mulch/half shredded aspen bedding. I keep the water bowl on the mulch side with a cool stone hide and a cardboard box (omg she loves that damn box lol) over the warm dry aspen side. This set up has resulted in perfect sheds every time. She must love it cuz I open the doors so she can come out at her leisure while I'm in the reptile room and she comes to the front door and hangs her head out and watches me but never makes an exit lol Maybe she's Agoraphobic? lol
Thanks Jason, great video. I love seeing my boas ( I Only have 2 ) in their glass 50 gallon reptile tanks, they are both young. I have them decorated awesome and I really ENJOY seeing them , but I totally UNDERSTAND no way , if I had MORE than 5 snakes .I Do the EXTRA to maintain humidity and husbandry.
Great video. Congrats on the sponsorship!!
Thank you!
I finally got over my fear and bought my first female Columbian Albino BCI boa this past weekend-coming from a ball python, I’m obsessed with boas now-thanks to you. I feel like after watching your channel for a lil bit these snakes don’t seem as big as they first did. Kinda reminds me of the sandlot scene where Squintz recounts the story of his cop uncle encountering the beast Hercules (the oversized Clifford looking Bull Mastiff), and then when the kids finally see the dog for themselves, it wasn’t as big as they had first imagined. Anyways your vids are awesome!
Haha The Sandlot was one of the best movies ever made! Thank you
Congratulations on the new racks! And definitely make a video about the bedding please!
Thank you! This Saturday it's coming!
Congratulations on the sponsor!! Excited too see the channel evolve even more!
Thank you!
Great work on the sponsorship! New to your channel but have learned a lot from you. As your channel grows the more I can learn!
Thank you thank you!
This is awesome. I feel a lot more comfortable when I listen to guys like you and some of the others about getting your first snake. My girl comes in Tuesday so I'm just trying to get everything prepared for her. Checked off most of the things you mentioned. May go pick up a ceramic heat emitter because sometimes it drops down to low 70s in my apartment and I'm noticing it dropping in the enclosure too(Sterilite tub. I'd get a stand and have it well above the enclosure so it wouldn't melt and use a thermostat). Also going to move it out of the line of my AC. Thanks man
you really gotta squeeze that coco dry after you break it up and hydrate it. It's going to send your humidity to 80-90% for the first few days. I like a blend of Cyprus and coco
Useful vid as usual. I ‘ll sound a little bit preachy but I must insist on the thermostat which is not an option,it’s mandatory!i also use the inkbird.for that price I do not know better.take care.greetings from north Deutschland.
Yes it really depends on the setup, but thermostats are fairly essential if you are using heat mats and so check for good ones now!!
You won't regret going with freedom breeder Coco Blox it's the best stuff out there hands down. I bought one block and then bought a pallet a week later it's worth all day long. Great video keep it up
I'm ordering a pallet on Monday and will distribute locally. I'm loving it. I have a video coming out on it in a few weeks that will say it all!!
@@JasonsExoticReptiles like I said you won't regret it I've got a pallet and I'm loving it holds the humidity in the tubs so much longer without having to wet it.
I have the Coco block Shaker to and that thing is the bomb worth the money all day long
love all of your content, ive learned alot from you over the past few years. Id like to see a video of you handling some of your favorite boas, something a little different than usual
Yes! I need to get on that. I also need to do the collection tour, but it's so big I don't really know where to start or how to do it without some help which I don't have.
More great information, thanks!
Sounds like your mic is loose again bro lol great video love the content keep up great work. Have great day an stay safe.
I just bought a new on. Its the cable collecting interference with my wifi. So frustrating since its very distracting from the video and nothing i can do about it
Glad to here bro. It dont matter to me what background noise I hear in videos I still will watch an like every video you post. So congrats on getting sponsored, cant wait to see the new racks an hear about new substrate.
My big boa is in a wood enclosure with only a heat rock, and a light....but she favors upper shelf or lower corners.
Always love your videos. My first boas i went strait to a tote setup with a heat mat above and below to keep it nice and warm. Just put holes in the side and boom nice and toasty snake. My corns are in tanks but they don't need it as warm. Totes are also grate for keeping humidity better. I use Tupperware containers for hides and for the water bowls. I make sure it is big enough for them to fit in completely for my boas my Guyana red tailed loves to soak when he is about to shed ill see him just soaking for days where i need to take him out to change is
Thank you! I like the tote setups as well. All kinds of great setups if people put a little thought into them.
I'd never heard of adding a heat mat ABOVE as well as below! So this worked very well for you? Because I think the tote setup sounds best for my upcoming snake baby and have done my research, yet I'm a little apprehensive about adding a heat LAMP from above. This is my first and I'm having new parent syndrome so everything is a risk to the baby as far as I'm concerned lol.
@@snakegoddess4696 yeah that works very well keeps everything nice and warm
A heatmat works for me in the summer. But end of september I will use a lamp also. Otherwise the temperature will drop too fast.
Yea I need this video even though I know how big they get I still want one
I’m hoping to become the mother of a boa imperator some day, so this is really useful.
I use repti chip...I love it I have 2 snakes and 1 block is enormous have enough for 2 change outs
I always watch even if i already watched it!
Re snake hooks: I bought a large one with a wide flat hook design: the width means that damage to a largish snake’s ribs is almost impossible, though I almost never use it. Cleaning: Al Coritz (Viperkeeper) said that a study done at one of the major zoos concluded that too clean an environment actually weakens the animals immune system. I use cypress mulch, and for some of the others coconut bedding, which I like. The only downside with coconut is that the dark colour can make poop hard to see. I check for poop/urate very carefully, and remove the substrate near to it, but do complete substrate changes very rarely. Unless “furnishings: are soiled, I don’t clean them when changing substrate: the snakes settle in much faster when their own scent is left on their “furnishings”. If one disinfects anything with bleach, this MUST be very thoroughly rinsed off: chlorine is toxic to reptiles.
Yes the larger ones are good but still need to be used correctly. And I'd generally agree with the zoo study,but most zoos are using bioactive enclosures and are way different than 99% of people who keep them in captivity. Regarding the bleach just need to make sure you dilute the bleach appropriately, but also let things dry throughly since chlorine will break down if let to stand alone.
Started watching a few days ago love the content
Thank you!
No thank you for the great content, I’ve kept reptiles for a long time really love boas you have taken my knowledge up a few steps, keep them videos coming
I use 100w basking bulb (and a 5.0 UVB, but obv not for heat lol) and it doesn't seem to drop below 75 in there. I have a space heater that kicks on if it does in the room they are in at night, just in case, but my dude seems to regulate his temp quite well. I use a mix with Coco and bark for the substrate, but wanna set up an auto sprayer. Arduino to the rescue lol.
Very cool.. Very informative thank you
Thank you!
Just fyi, plexiglass can warp over time with humidity! I learned this from a buddy who learned the hard way. Use glass instead!
More likely the heat than humidity.
Love the video bro it was a good video
Thank you!
Epic vid bro
Really so humity counts
I use eco earth from Zoo Med Coconut Fiber substrate and my ball python loves it
Only problem with ecoearth is that it takes ssooooooo long to expand
That is true but he loves it so I kept with it
Eco earth in the bag also i mix it bout 70%eco 30%repti bark
Its cheaper by the blocks tho
The pvc enclosures i build i use a router and route a place for uth... Im sure u can do same with wood. I also use radiant heat panel
Yes absolutely. I used to build my own but now the racks just work so much better for my setup
I do the heat admirers I switched over from Matt's to those I dont regret it
Enjoyed the video.. Shame about the continued adverts!
Great video! How often should you disinfect the props inside of the cage, and how often should you change the substrate for a 1 year old boa?
Depends on the cage and when they get dirty. Id say disinfect atleast every month and bedding will depend on the type, but when it starts getting dirty looking.
I wish we had breeders like this guy in the UK👍
Thank you very much!
This is such good information. I'm not a "new" owner per se, I've had my ball python for 2 years and my boa for 4-5 months. I would love to have your opinion on my setup (ExoTerra Large Wide) and perhaps offer me some tips/advice if I'm doing something wrong. Humidity over time is tough (I work out of town every other week) as Canada isn't known for humidity lol. I was thinking about adding a misting system for my boa. I just don't want to make it too much of course.
Love the work you do!
Thank you! If you find it worthy, please share and other social media platforms. Trying to grow the channel as best I can!
@@JasonsExoticReptiles I absolutely will be!
Can you do a video on how to house small snakes
Specifically corn snake
And how to handle cornsnake
Yes. And if you look through my videos there is one call how to quickly tame/socalize your snake. I use corn snakes in thers and talk about them. Older videos with about 300k views that will help you.
Slate is great that is true
It’s not funny but how u said it 🤣.. Too hot and you’re gonna kill them and to cold and they’re gonna get sick and you’re gonna kill them... aye man please please keep it up with the videos!! We love you and the information is so on point I check to see how many subs u have every month u should have way more subs!!! Subs ain’t a measurement of your success. U a beast!!! Let’s go!!! 🦍🦍
Thank you!
We want updates on your recent Kahl litter!
Just made a video that will post in a few weeks talking about albinism and the link to bug eyes
What is your opinion on bioactive set ups for boas? Obviously they are a bit more complicated for new keepers, but I have found it an excellent option for my corn snake and would like to use it for other snakes in future. I could watch 24/7 and I don't think I would be as efficient at cleaning the viv as the clean up crew are!
I think they are great if setup correctly
My dude, love your videos. That said, my girl went from fitting in my hand to stretching across both my arms in about 3 years. Still a big baby to me, but I know i'm going to have to get a bigger tank. The tank I have is glass, i know, but I cant take it apart which is important. I started looking at some PVC ones that could be assembled/reassembled, but they are almost $900 which is crazy. Would it be easier to just make one?
That's your call and based on your level of comfort building. If you're not great at building then I'd say you may want to skip it and just buy one. You can get some really nice PVC enclosures from places like animal Plastics or reptile basics 4 how about 2 to $300
@@JasonsExoticReptiles I really appreciate that. It is genuinely difficult to find tanks that are not crazy expensive. Thank you for showing me some good options
Hey man, love your videos, a question for you or anyone that can answer. My 6 month old retic hasn't shed since I've got him at an expo 2.5 months back. Yes, humidity is good, I soak him too. He eats every 6 days, decent sized meals. He looks healthy. Why won't he even start his shedding process? Thanks.
That doesn't sound like anything to worry about to me. There's a good chance he shed just before you got him which means that he's not due for a shed until month 3 or 4 even then they shed at their own growth rates
@@JasonsExoticReptiles Thanks man, have a great day👍
Thanks for the video Jason. Just bought my first boa, an Orange Pastel Leopard. I’m thinking of getting a 28quart bin for the little guy while he grows into something bigger. Any recommendations on something beautiful I could breed him to for some sick looking babies?
Depends on your budget, but id go with something that is atleast het leopard
Hey bud. Dont know if it was just me but first 1.15ish there was a thrumming sound
Microphone. Got a new one after that.
I noticed that you speak about getting several items from Home Depot, what about some of the coconut fiber substrates can this be purchased from home depot also?
I’m currently trying to set up a 100 gallon for a adult boa
If they have it then yes, but you usually want coco chips rather than the fiber that they sell at hardware and garden stores
Jason was wondering if you have any baby female columbian red tail bcc with green eyes.i said with green eyes bc my old boa had green eyes it was really cool and how much are babies? Thank you
If you have a mat heater under the glass wouldn't that dry out the mulch from the ground up and not from the top down?
Yes in a way. But either way it would increase humidity. Then you just spray it down and you're good to go again.
@@JasonsExoticReptiles cool thanks for replying.
Can you mix substances up like e.g mix coco husk with coco bark???
If you want you can do whatever you want with it.
I have 1 yo boa, in a glass terrarium, 80cm x 40cm x 40cm. I used coco block for some time, but the problem was, that even though the coco chips were big, there have been also a lot of very small particles that were getting stuck in my snakes mouth when he dig. I switched to paper towles as the bedding. A local breeder that I've bought a snake from, recommended that. However right now, the hummidity oscillates between 45-50%. The only source of hummidity right know is a bowl with water(it has a discent decent surface). That local breeder told me that he keep his snakes like this for over 20 years, and they are ok. I'm a littler worried though after watching this video. Is it really dagoreous for my animal? Is there any way besides misting system, to keep hummidity high without spraying it 3 times a day? I'll be very gratefull for your opinion Jasson.
May want to try a different type of coco block or some mulch substrate that doesn't have the strings. Paper towels are okay, but the humidity over time may impact the snake if too low
Do you import them or export then ????! I've been looking for a redtail because I dont have any bcc yet only bci's???
I do not. I recommend captive bred. They are out there if you look around.
Ah thank you anyways still like the videos
Looked at your website, I’m guessing you don’t have any normal redtails for sale?
Just what is on the site but breeding season is coming so stay tuned
I use RO water
Jason my boas dont use their hides they dont actually like them they prefer to be on the branch or little trees they have is that wrong ? They eat prefectly tho
Yeah assuming they are there and an option and the cage is all set up property then just let the boa do its things.
Do you have baby central american boas (male) that grow to max 3-4 feet (no Colombian cross)??
I have a tarahumara availabe on my website that will max around 3-4 ft. Thats about the only bci that will stay that small. Those and Tamalpais
Is it bad that i use plyers because i keep dropping the rodents with tongs and i use a snake hook for training i use it to let them know its not food time
Not at all. You can use kitchen tongs or whatever. Just to keep your hand away
Perfekt in my Bedroom it’s always 80 degrees or higher 😅
How do you feel about humidity hides/boxes?
If the enclosure is set up correctly there should be no need for one.
What's better food? Frozen or live or both once in a while?
Shouldn't make a difference. As long as the theaters are good quality they should be essentially the same thing.
So are you saying to do little enrichment?
Im not sure exactly what you are referring to, but In my opinion snakes don't want what most people consider enrichment. I guess that's a loose term.
Do you got any snakes that will only go to about three to four feet
Nothing available at the moment.
Love to talk to you by email about boa constructors I have two red tail boas but they don't look the same I have loads of questions want to breed them but I need all the info first as my animals welfare always comes first
Shoot me a message and I'll take a look.
So here’s my thing I love these animals and really want to breed snakes but I’m worried I won’t be able to house 20 snakes in the event that I can’t sell them or give them away. How can I prepare my self to house this many animals And what is the cost to do so?
That's a huge variable question. I'd start buy getting a rack and baby bins all set up. Actually sounds like a fantastic video topic.
I would love to watch that video thank you
Which plants would you recommend for a larger bio-active boa enclosure?
I'm terrible woth this but I hope to get a few people on who can talk about this
Jason's Exotic Reptiles 😁 okay. Thanks!
Do you have those shirts/or sweaters for sale?
I have tshirts available on the website, but need to get more sizes and hoodies soon
Inkbirds.....”IF” they fail do they fail on the “ON” position and can then cook/kill ur animal?......based on the snippy comment I got from their customer service when I attempted to ask that question I’m assumed the answer is yes but would u happen to know?
I'm honestly not sure. I constantly check my temps so I never really worry too much about it, but definitely something to pay attention to depending on setups.
If you have to ask, then you're better off with a herpstat.
Honestly, with the price of the budget Herpstat (the EZ1) being $79 and the price of an Inkbird being about $30, there's no question in my mind that unless budget is an extremely critical concern (and then maybe it's not time to consider buying a snake just yet anyway), the Herpstat is absolutely the best decision.
@@caitwn8548 I personally like because they have alarms and wifi. I get a notification directly to my phone if one fails or is going high or low.
@@JasonsExoticReptiles Valid point. Spyder Robotics just released their WiFi herpstat, but I'm sure it'll cost a kidney, at least.
Do you breed Peruvians. If so where do you sell
I do. I only have one 2018 male available right now on my website. Everything is direct from my website and you can contact me through email, Facebook, or Instagram. All the links in the description above
Hello how do I buy a snake from you?
Www.jasonsexoticreptiles.com or message me on social media
5Gal tank, 100W red heat bulb, under tank heater, no lid, yard grass substrate and sparkling water....!! Totally joking.
Haha lmao
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almost first :(
Haha thank you!