Boa Care Guide 2024

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It seems strange but people have been asking for a boa care guide from this python channel. So here it is, a complete care guide for the Boa Imperator! We'll talk about heat & humidity, lights, caging, feeding, handling, temperament and a few bonus boa topics - all while seeing some lovely shots of the official Green Room Pythons mascot, Handsome Dan (a boa).
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@jetersimpkins2304 6 месяцев назад

I rescued a adult male boa last year, definitely been a little learning curve from my ball pythons. But man he has so much character and is always a blast to handle.

@caughtafaygo 6 месяцев назад

Handsome dan hype!!!! Boa hype!! Wooooo

@mrnate2468 6 месяцев назад

yesss!!!!! thank you! we need more boa content and you're one of the best reptile content creators on here.

@GreenRoomPythons 6 месяцев назад

Thank you so much, I appreciate that!

@redheadedbint 6 месяцев назад

Several of my boas are so food motivated that they strike at the glass when they see any movement, especially when there's food in the room. One will even drop his rat so he can 'hunt' something else (usually me walking past the viv trying to feed the other snakes! 😅) A few times I've had to help one unstick their teeth from their lip because they've got excited and hit the glass 🤦‍♀They're never spicy once they know there's no food though. I love boas because they have more character than ball pythons (I have quite a few of both) BPs have a tendency to just sit in your lap or wherever you put them, whereas I find boas to be more curious and interactive. But they're also not anywhere near as active as corn/rat snakes who just always want to go somewhere, you can't take your eye off them for a second!

@blackkittycat15 6 месяцев назад

My highschool teacher had a huge female boa that he would bring in once a year and she really inspired my love for snakes. At the same time, there's no way I could handle/care for a snake that big, she was massive!

@Kellz58 2 месяца назад

I have to say the only way I've been able to keep up the humidity with my BP, is to do what you said Bob. Except I use a small glad ware and keep it full of his chips, and soak it. When his humidity drops I rotate the chips, and do it again with some drier chips of substrate in his enclosure. Listen to Bob here all, he knows his 💩 lol ❤️

@caughtafaygo 6 месяцев назад

I agree with everything i will add that you can use heat tape on PVC if the enclosure is routed out(cut out) for it. But the sources you cited are great as well. Some boas are cooler than others also hanging out around 85. Been keeping boas 15+ years. Awesome video!!! 🎉 So cool seeing how much you do for all of your snakes but especially Handsome Dan. It legitimately makes me so happy. Youre an incredible keeper and I absolutely love this channel especially when you touch on boas! Very well said about over feeding! The schedule you stated is pretty much exactly what I use. I do change the feeding schedule here and there since in the wild it wouldnt be clock work but thats just me and helps work around my work schedule. 🤙

@tamischmidt5281 6 месяцев назад

Good to know.. 😎👍

@FriendlyKillbot 6 месяцев назад

My bcc boa has a hide that gets to mid 60's in the winter, about room temp, while the warm side is still 92 degrees. I find her as low as 64 pretty regularly, just deciding for some reason she'd rather be in that coldest-possible hide, rather then the full gradient of normally-temped hides she has access too and also regularly uses.

@GreenRoomPythons 6 месяцев назад

Thanks so much, I'm glad you liked this video! It's good to hear from people with more boa keeping experience :-)

@DoorsToHideBehind156 6 месяцев назад

Bob, you're doing so great with your channel. I know you probably hear this a lot but man. You've been such a great asset in the snake community. Great information, great delivery. You do a wonderful job at giving information in an engaging and entertaining way ❤

@GreenRoomPythons 6 месяцев назад

Thank you so much, that's a really nice compliment!

@amandablythe6515 6 месяцев назад

I hope you're having a great time on your trip!!

@GreenRoomPythons 5 месяцев назад

Thank you so much!!

@JoshBowren 6 месяцев назад

I'm so glad you kept Handsome Dan!! I was worried the day you got him, you would have adopted him out. Such great comparison videos for now and in the future.

@JussyLeeTeeVee 6 месяцев назад

I just love everything about how Handsome Dan looks, especially his face. His snoot is so square and flat like God booped him a bunch of times before sending him down here.

@tamischmidt5281 6 месяцев назад

Can't forget his brother... 🤭

@SeagraveSerpentarium 6 месяцев назад

WOOOOO! Perfect timing! I'm gearing up to start working on converting an old wooden iguana enclosure from Craigslist into a suitable home for a Boa imperator

@Hogstrictors 6 месяцев назад

Nerds about reptile nomenclature proper pronunciation unite!!

@GreenRoomPythons 6 месяцев назад

😅😉

@TheCharleseye 6 месяцев назад

Sorry, I couldn't hear you over my ongoing argument about how to pronounce "leucistic." People really freak out when I call it a Blue-eyed Lukey.

@Hogstrictors 6 месяцев назад

Hahaha

@dadgrowscapsaicin4341 6 месяцев назад

I have my ball python in a 3x4 grow tent that's 6 feet tall and he climbs the tent poles to the top. He spirals around the extension cord up to the top of the tent. I have branches that go up 3 feet to a shelf and that's usually where i find him. He comes out every night around 10-12pm and 75% of the time he's off the ground. I have tons of pictures

@paulwhite9242 5 месяцев назад

see, *that* is climbing! But yeah, so many people call it "climbing" when they're just going over an obstacle on the ground

@brownsugashawty 27 дней назад

I've had my baby boa for a week now & I also have her cage in a grow tent. I'm new to owning a snake & I want to make her happy, she seems like a happy girl. When she comes out round 10 i like to take her out & let her climb the fig trees in my home, she loves that. I take her on walks too. That's a good idea how you utilize the space in your tent. You just gave me ideas on how to really maximize the space for her!

@dadgrowscapsaicin4341 27 дней назад

@@brownsugashawty Nice!! She sounds amazing!! There's a lot of versatility in keeping them in a grow tent. I even put a cheap humidifier in there set to 65%. And my heat emmiters hang down from under the shelf, set to 86 deg. Creating a warm side of the tent. (Also have a warm and a cool hide) He's free to roam in there 24/7!!!

@dadgrowscapsaicin4341 27 дней назад

@@brownsugashawty I added a few videos on my account if you'd like to check him out 😁

@dadgrowscapsaicin4341 27 дней назад

I'm not trying to promote my channel Bob. I have 4 videos total. Just trying to give ideas. My bad, but I'm going to unsubscribe anyways

@Erica-PlaneSnakes 6 месяцев назад

Absolutely agree with @caughtafaygo! I keep my boss a couple of degrees cooler than a Ball Python (they seem to prefer it). The only thing I would’ve added in is something that scares most people about boas… They’re always in the "S" position but that doesn’t mean they’re going to strike, that’s just how they are. A little different to read their body language. Great video as always Bob!

@GreenRoomPythons 6 месяцев назад

That's a good point Erica!

@tevyelamplighter487 6 месяцев назад

Always great to see Squirrelly Da… I mean Handsome Dan! ;D Thanks for the care guide! A lot of your ball python advice was very helpful in socializing my Brazilian Rainbow Boa, Odysseus. And now I have begun to use what I have learned from you and the super secret Horde of Keepers (⚡️) with my first ball python, whom I have had a week! Thanks Bob and have an amazing time in the Jungle.

@GreenRoomPythons 6 месяцев назад

Congrats on your new snake!

@classyrebel2939 5 месяцев назад

I'm sorry.This is on a random video.But I really need help because i'm not sure if there's something wrong with my snake or if he's just in a bad mood I can't get him into the vet for another week or two. I have a young ball python who is really well exposed to people And has been handled frequently in his life but My depression has kind of gotten a little out of control and I haven't handled him as much as I should have (Which i'm thinking might be the cause) But I always do a quick stroke on his back before.I pick him up so that he knows.That's what i'm doing and to see if he's okay with it This last time I did it he went crazy And was flipping around And scooting, not even like slithering.Just scooting places he tried to constrict his cave He calmed down after about twenty seconds of this but was still flipping his tail around This is obvious signs of stress, but I'm not sure how to fix it.I'm a fairly new snake owner and I don't know what I did but I'm reallyscared i hurt him@GreenRoomPythons

@annas5303 3 месяца назад

@@classyrebel2939I only got my first BP recently, but what you described sounds like a stress response from the petting on his back. I would never do that to any snake, it feels to them like a predator got him. It's not a dog or cat that needs petting, esp from the top of him. Before I do anything in his enclosure (but not when feeding!) I knock on the side so he has time to wake up and wait at least half a minute, if I need to move him or get him out I first lift the hide he's usually in, give him some time to adjust and then lift him by scooping under him in his middle from behind. When I do have him out I always wait till he's relaxed and calm and only then put him back in, never put him back in just after he gets scared or agressive (mine isn't but some are spicy). Hope that helped.

@YashaVatrushka Месяц назад

I just got a boa. He's the most amazing little guy, and handling him is so different from my other snakes !

@kenzieromero9515 13 дней назад

Im a ball python mom and got my first boa today ! Thank you so much so much for this video! I knew alot but i did have some questions and you answered them all !

@GreenRoomPythons 13 дней назад

Congrats on your new boa!

@toddallen9313 6 месяцев назад

Hey Bob super great! I did the reverse of you, I got a boa, then a Childrens python just because of you, you are the greatest. Thank you so much and all you do.!

@GreenRoomPythons 6 месяцев назад

Congrats on those snakes!

@bradenselkirk4930 6 месяцев назад

I dont plan on getting a Boa, i had one before and had to re home because i dint have the space for a big enclosure. But when Bob posts, i click.

@GreenRoomPythons 6 месяцев назад

Aw, thanks!

@2l84t Месяц назад

Nicaraguan Dwarf Boa might be an option for both size and price if you do.

@ChaseRapoport11 6 месяцев назад

Only have ball pythons right now but I want to get into boas

@FriendlyKillbot 6 месяцев назад

Ah, just the video I was looking for!

@crispyseal8276 6 месяцев назад

I just got my first snake today! He's a Dumerils Boa and he might be more handsome than Handsome Dan👀. Thanks Bob for all the help with your videos!

@GreenRoomPythons 6 месяцев назад

Dumerils are amazing boas!

@xturtlex84 6 месяцев назад

That Dan. He is so handsome 😍

@MaliciousMollusc 6 месяцев назад

Boas look absolutely majestic in bioactive enclosures, but they end up trampling all the plants.

@tamischmidt5281 6 месяцев назад

I have a plant room around the enclosed snake, so that's gunna be his roaming space, (He wont be home till next month). If it wasn't for bobs knowledge &tips.... Ide be lost, Lol, I feel confident enough that it's time, he's already advertised as sold ...so Dominic's jungle is awaiting for his new arrival 🌴🤭 🌴

@tamischmidt5281 6 месяцев назад

Oh yea...he will be in a GLASS enclosure.. 🐍✌️😎 🐍

@brownsugashawty 27 дней назад

Less than 5mins in & im already laughting at your antics, i already knew this was gonna be good & informed. I'm an animal person but I'm new to owning a boa, so all your information was helpful! It gave me ideas & i learnt alot, thank you!

@GreenRoomPythons 27 дней назад

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

@dook228 Месяц назад

I jusr stumbled across this GEM of a channel, youre so likeable and enjoyable to watch! Thank you for debunking myths about Boas, more Boa content please !!

@GreenRoomPythons Месяц назад

Thank you so much!

@xxinfamyyyxx 3 месяца назад

I rescued a 5ft BCI she came with her 4x2x2 Viv but she really outgrew it. When out of her Viv she would “climb” around my office up on my curtains, over my guitar racks etc. her new Viv is 4x3x4 and a week or two of acclimation and she’s more active than ever. Due to the height of her Viv I have a heat Mat under her low hide that comes out at 10pm and off at 8am and set to 25 degrees. The warm low side has a 50w deep heat projector set to a max 30 degrees and comes on at 7am and ramps the temps from 20 degrees to 30 degrees over 5 hours. Main lighting is an Arcadia Lumenize Jungle Dawn giving 12/12 day/night and a natural day night cycle. The high warm side is run off a 150w deep heat projector that heats to 32 and drops to 30 at night. All heat sources are running from a Microclimate EVO 4 channel thermostat which controls the heat curves. Sounds complicated but she has a wide range of temperatures and her feeding has significantly improved.

@afranklin3963 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for the new video, have several snakes including a BCI and am glad you did one about them. Always looking for more info on their care. You're my new Go - to person!

@Gudbjarten 5 месяцев назад

So glad I stumbled across this chanel.

@tamischmidt5281 6 месяцев назад

Hello Bob, I saw a quik update and hadta go 2 the television to watch ur update on the big screen.. First of all WOWZERS what a beautiful red tail u rescued Beautiful... Just to let you know.. (Iam SO0 happy).. I finally made it a definite yes, I have finally bought my baby ball python 1st one.. (Probably only), I am so0 excited I will b going there tomorrow, and DOMINIC will b coming home in about a months time, So all of you WONDERFUL Tips for preparing everything is so0 useful, I won't keep you from the jungle, but I AM & WILL BE The person looking for new shorts &,vids u have for me to watch, I'm ALWAYS scooping the info... Love it.. As u say It's like a snake shedding , and saying "Dont touch my new outfit"... Haha Love it , u have a way with words. Glad 2c that you kept going w/the channel when covid hit, because if it wasn't for YOU BOB Ide know nothing... Anywho0 Can't wait till you return Oh yea.... Love the way ur mom supports you, and comes and joins ur streams... Aweeee She's awsome!¡! So, have fun, be safe, and can't wait 4 ur return.. Tami 🐍✌️😎 🐍

@GreenRoomPythons 6 месяцев назад

Thanks so much Tami, I'm glad these videos are helpful for you. Congrats on your new snake!

@tamischmidt5281 6 месяцев назад

@@GreenRoomPythons thank you 🐍 🤠👍🐍 💚💚💚💚

@corvins_cash 5 месяцев назад

What a thorough and helpful care guide! Thank you! I'll be getting my first boa in few weeks, and so far this is one of the best video care guides I've seen. Thank you!

@GreenRoomPythons 5 месяцев назад

Thanks very much, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

@Oliversgameplay2024 Месяц назад

Ooooooookay, I’ve just found this channel and it’s giving jack black vibes I’m so here for it 😂👌🏻

@GreenRoomPythons Месяц назад

Welcome!

@speed_raycer 4 месяца назад

My B.C.I. has a heat pad underneath with a temp controller to keep it at a set temperature that stays on 24/7. Then, I have the overhead lighting with both heat and UVB bulbs that are on timers. Giant water dish I bought from local reptile expo and a fogger that I use to keep humidity up which I've dialed in perfectly using temp gun and gauges and she sheds perfectly every single time and always has since her 2nd shed when I got her. She's almost 5, and I've only been bit twice, and both times, it was my own fault.

@bnutz3k 5 месяцев назад

I have a rosy boa! Not the same, no, but she's my easiest snek. Always down for a mouse and she doesn't even need any supplemental heat! She moves super duper slow unless she finds a mouse and then she is like lightning. Ya know... I like that purple dog toy ball thing. Do you have a video on snake jungle gyms and other fun enrichment ideas? That would be really cool. :)

@GreenRoomPythons 5 месяцев назад

Yes I do, I've made a number of videos that talk about different enrichment options

@Kellz58 2 месяца назад

I adore my rosy too ❤

@RaysReptilesOfficial 6 месяцев назад

I’ve been waiting for this for so long 😁

@deannacorey5650 4 месяца назад

5 boas, 3 balls and a Berm here! Thank you for this!!!

@brandonpollard8928 27 дней назад

"Not a weird piece of toast" 😂😂

@stebowo 6 месяцев назад

thank u mr bob this was my most anticipated video of 2024

@loriw2661 6 месяцев назад

I just ordered from Layne. Your discount isn’t applicable anymore according to my email correspondence with them. Just FYI. Hope you’re having a blast!!

@GreenRoomPythons 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for letting me know Lori, I will get it fixed with him as soon as I can

@jeremydainwood4509 4 месяца назад

Excellent care guide! I will be getting a solomon island ground boa this week. Thanks for making this video!

@Baka.senpai. 6 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for this video!

@snakemannn1744 6 месяцев назад

Great and well educated show ,,,, well appreiated '

@Melisski 5 месяцев назад

Handsome Dan IS a very handsome boi. ❤

@waugmarc 6 месяцев назад

I miss Bob already, I am really looking forward to how his trip went though!

@CrazyDogLadySky 6 месяцев назад

I love that you made this. I have been researching for the past year and a half to 2 years on board care, behavior, feeding, etc. I pick up my first board, a sharp junglow female that was born in ‘22, in 3 days. I have ball pythons and other reptiles. She will just be my first board. I love watching your channel! It’s entertaining and informative.

@GreenRoomPythons 6 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoy the channel, congrats on your new snake! 🐍

@thepethouse538 4 месяца назад

Lol the neck squeeze bit was funny after today was chilling with my boa she's about 6.5ft and 4.7kg and had her out in the garden today and she was on my shoulders and neck and I moved a bit to much and she held on and ended up double looping my neck with her tail and lower third pretty quickly and I had to waddle in the house her my mum to unwrap from the tail my eyes were pulsing I could breath but she was on my blood flow 😅 .she's the friendliest boa never struck or hissed in the 4 years Ive had her And in her last home but the strength of her just holding on was Insane reason to always have someone even in the house with even boas her size . I have a little 1kg 4ft crawl cay dwarf boa same age who would love to be as big as my other boas so she could do more damage when she tried to get me 🤣 she little and fiery

@kylerscott7595 4 месяца назад

I found that leaf litter and or some moss litter helps keep humidity really well

@steelmagnolia666 6 месяцев назад

Absolutely love your videos Bob. Could you possibly add the temps in Celsius on the screen as well, just for everyone else that aren't American? I know it's an easy Google search but it's hard to remember when you use Fahrenheit haha.

@GreenRoomPythons 6 месяцев назад

Yes, that's a good idea!

@steelmagnolia666 6 месяцев назад

@@GreenRoomPythons thank you Bob!

@PunisherExotics 6 месяцев назад

With my ball pythons I fairly often will just reach in and pet then for a few mins. At first they would bow up or flinch a lot and after a few times I can pet them like a dog while they just chill

@ionnoXD 6 месяцев назад

Loved your comparison of boas to toast LOL. So boas aren't really "noodles," they're more of a bread train. 😂 Can you do a care guide on pygmy pythons and how they are in comparison to pythons and boas in the future? I know Pip is still kinda a baby...but I'm super curious: do they ball up or rest on your neck/hands like ball pythons at all?

@GreenRoomPythons 5 месяцев назад

I will definitely do an anteresia care guide in the future. They don't ball up like ball pythons but they do act like any other python. They are very cool

@debbauer5634 6 месяцев назад

Excellent video! I had a lot of ball pythons before I got my 1 Nicaraguan boa, and all of the things regarding boa care, and the differemces between ball pythons and boas are so on point. This is a great video for ball python owners thinking about getting a boa. Thanks! I hope you are having a wonderful time in Suriname!

@user-kn4sb2og9k 6 месяцев назад

Hello, I first want to thank you so much for all your videos! They have been so helpful and informative, and I love that you recommend other channels for more research! I want to ask what radiant heat panel you purchased for your pvc enclosures and why? Thank you for your time.

@GreenRoomPythons 5 месяцев назад

I order my Black Box Cages with the heat panel pre-installed. I'm not sure what brand they are

@nigelorchard4445 6 месяцев назад

Great video, thanks. I have a question about temperature gradients. Our Hog island boa has one, inasmuch as one end of her vivarium is warmer than the other, but it’s a lot cooler in some places than in others. Her basking spot is at 95 f / 35 c, but the temperature drops off very quickly, so that there are large areas that are only in the 70s/20s. To paint a complete picture, her viv is 48”x18”x18”, and it’s heated by a halogen lamp during the day, a DHP at night. She also has a second DHP midway along ceiling, to stop the temperature getting too low at the cold end, and this is on all the time. As a result, there’s another warm zone in the middle of the viv. Meanwhile, the ceiling at the cool end is around 86f / 30c, and this is where she spends a lot of her time, curled in the wires that we’ve strung up there for her to crawl along and curl up in. Generally, when she’s not on her wires, she favours the hide at the cool end, although she does use the one at the warm end too. Do you think this uneven distribution of heat is a problem? Sorry for the long post!

@GreenRoomPythons 5 месяцев назад

You're giving your snake good options of temperatures. No problem at all

@nigelorchard4445 5 месяцев назад

Cheers Bob, much appreciated @@GreenRoomPythons 😊

@TVelodrome 6 месяцев назад

The intro took the words out of comment 😂

@TheCharleseye 6 месяцев назад

Thank you! Anything that's less than 2 feet off the ground is not "climbing" for something the size of a BP or a BI. Anything that fits inside a 4x2x2 enclosure is just ground cover in the real world.

@SavageryReptiles 6 месяцев назад

Hey Bob, what Radiant Heat Panel do you use? Seems to be the only link missing from your description.

@GreenRoomPythons 6 месяцев назад

The radiant heat panels that I have are installed by Black Box Cages before they are shipped to me. I'm not sure what brand they are but I believe they are on the black box website.

@toastedwaffles8920 6 месяцев назад

Personally. Boss are the only snake I find cool. The shape, their patterns, personality, muscularity. I love it. Ball pythons roundness just freaks me out lol

@MotherTruckinReptiles 6 месяцев назад

I have three female imperators of various ages, and they all get cranky if their hot spots are above 86

@GreenRoomPythons 6 месяцев назад

Good to know! I think we tend to keep most of our snakes too hot.

@MattLoretitsch 6 месяцев назад

Same here 85 is about right for my BI.

@devin_loftthecat5253 6 месяцев назад

Can you do a spotted python/antaresia care guide? I've been looking into one for a while and I think that you'd be the perfect guy to do a care guide

@GreenRoomPythons 6 месяцев назад

Yes, that will be coming up at some point :-)

@Cool_Story_Bruh 6 месяцев назад

Instead of "Colombian red tail" or "common boa" I wish they were called "Emperor Boa" after their latin name like the Emperor scorpion (Pandinus imperator). Their popularity shouldn't be reflected in such a self-deprecating manner as "common"

@GreenRoomPythons 6 месяцев назад

I agree!

@Jenixz.K 6 месяцев назад

Here I was, thinking I'm a python-person. I've thought for the last years that I would get a ball python as my first. But here I am, a snake-mom since 10 days, with a lovely little rainbow boa baby 🥰

@GreenRoomPythons 6 месяцев назад

Congrats on your new snake!

@Jenixz.K 6 месяцев назад

@@GreenRoomPythons Thank you! Hope your trip is awesome! 😁

@avaogara 6 месяцев назад

handsome Dan looks so elthy n lol loves that ball 😅 . maps pronunciation impt .good job Bob.!educated us all 9n the boas

@GreenRoomPythons 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Ava!

@sillywilly722 4 месяца назад

heat tape works great on my pvc

@storyofo9775 26 дней назад

How does heat tape work? Where exactly does it go? Ty!

@mattb7025 6 месяцев назад

You went over how often to feed, but did not discuss prey size. Also as much as boas like to be elevated mine also loves to burrow in the substrate. Also this was a great and informative video.

@GreenRoomPythons 6 месяцев назад

Yes they burrow down quite a bit. I think I said in the video that you should be feeding something equal to or slightly smaller than the fattest part of their body... At least I hope I said that. I meant to :-)

@MrFishBlood 5 месяцев назад

Hey everyone! I just figured out Bob's biggest secret! Have you ever noticed that Kent looks almost EXACTLY like Bob, but with something different about his beard? Its the same for Comedian/Actor David Cross! David Cross, Bob Bledsoe and Kent Bledsoe are ALL the same person! ...I still can't explain Future Bob though.

@GreenRoomPythons 5 месяцев назад

😅😅

@danisaur_roar 5 месяцев назад

Just because I haven't been able to make the live streams lately!

@GreenRoomPythons 5 месяцев назад

Awww, thank you so much!

@cameronalexander7485 5 месяцев назад

Hey Bob I was wondering how ypu do temperature regulation and basking/uvb for your shelf bins

@GreenRoomPythons 5 месяцев назад

Snake racks use heat tape on the back. I only keep snakes so no UVB is needed

@BaltazarSanchezAlonso 19 дней назад

Can you do a video about Dominican mountain red boa?i need to know how to take care of it

@ashleysanderson757 6 месяцев назад

I’m looking at getting a boa in the near future. Do you notice any differences between male and female behavior? Size differences is understood😊

@GreenRoomPythons 6 месяцев назад

No real difference in behavior between male and female

@sarahawkins9027 6 месяцев назад

MENSA! Hi fellow Mensan!

@miz_cosplay7093 6 месяцев назад

Hi bob,I have a bci boa named ivy and she is 11 months old she will be one on April 3rd. I have a important question to ask about the heating, bc I did a lot of research before I got her but I’m coming to realise that i might have been told the wrong information, as I asked these reptile workers where I got ivy and they told me to get this bulb that has a light in it and when I asked what I should do at night time bc I don’t want to sleep with the light on and they said to just unplug the light as the temperature goes down at night time and I have been doing this since November and it’s now march so i really wold like some advice one what to do as I don’t want her to be cold at night. also about handling I use a snake hook to get her out as she has a spicy personality sometimes. I want her get to know me so I try and handle her once or twice a week, sometimes I forget to do it one week so I might get her out twice but she is my first boa and I’m trying to get used to her, but you said that sometimes they don’t want to get out and that you let handsome Dan smell you and let him climb on you, with me and ivy I think she will bite me or something idk if you have any other tips on how to handle a boa without them getting stressed that so be amazing!!!

@GreenRoomPythons 5 месяцев назад

You don't want to use a lighted heat source for that reason. Just replace the light bulb with a CHE bulb

@stevetrent4753 6 месяцев назад

Question about Dan: We recently rescued a BI with little info of-course, only that it’s a male & 2 1/2 yrs old. He is just over 5ft and looks pretty thin at 3 1/2 pounds. He has eaten well for us so far and been super calm cool guy. His marking/ patterns & colors look identical to Dan with a perfect black sharpie mustache 😂 Just curious if his markings & colors are specific or point to any gene or location? Herd you say he was from Central America (dwarf locale). Just wondering , doesn’t really matter other than Id like to be more Confident on his age but Thanks for any info if possible. We have multiple BP’s but newer to the Boa world.

@stevetrent4753 6 месяцев назад

After seeing him in a short you have it does seem like my Draco (the BI) has different color eyes but it may be light or anything.

@GreenRoomPythons 6 месяцев назад

Dan is a central American t-positive albino fire. There are a number of genes that create a t-positive albino snake and Dan's is Central American but he would look exactly the same as any other t-positive albino. It's also difficult in a video to compare one snake to another because they always look slightly different in a video.

@shayzoo2 Месяц назад

What do you do to socialize a snake that never comes out on your hand in its own?

@hanniflowers 6 месяцев назад

Wow, i didn’t know there were also Ball Boas

@GreenRoomPythons 6 месяцев назад

No ball boas. The "ball" name refers to the royal python species :-)

@hanniflowers 6 месяцев назад

@@GreenRoomPythons it was a joke referring to the purple ball in the video😇 sorry 😅

@PTIPPY 6 месяцев назад

what elementary school did you steal that map from? :D I swear every class had that exact map when i was a kid.

@GreenRoomPythons 6 месяцев назад

I bought that on Amazon but yes, it's in every classroom!

@PTIPPY 6 месяцев назад

@@GreenRoomPythons oh I know I was just joking around :)

@Tarras.Snake.Treasures 6 месяцев назад

Nerds will rule the world!!!!!!!

@robgielen5711 4 месяца назад

hey man, I am thinking about starting the snake hobby. however i am a falconer already and have my hands covered in rat/mouse/chicks/rabbit etc daily. should i be extra careful with the food drive of the boa and the prey scent on my hand ore could i maybe prevent it from striking by making sure he is only fed after the target?

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

You'll definitely want to wash your hands before you interact with your snake. The smell of food on your hands will override any Target Training ;-)

@williambutler1955 6 месяцев назад

I bought a sunglow boa a few days ago and I think I have it all wrong. The humidity; is the probe in the substrate or on the wall somewhere.

@GreenRoomPythons 6 месяцев назад

I place my digital hygrometer on the substrate

@user-ny2zj8vm9n 5 месяцев назад

Hey! I’m a relatively new boa keeper - I just got my first snake at the beginning of February. She’s a little over 5 months old at this point. My breeder told me to feed her twice and then wait for her to poop before feeding her again. I did the first time, and she had a poop 10 days after her second feed. I fed her on Thursday the 7th and on the 14th. She hasn’t pooped yet. Will I be okay to feed her? Or should I wait? Any advice on feeding and bathroom habits??

@GreenRoomPythons 5 месяцев назад

Most people who keep arboreal boas feed that way. It's important to see them poop before giving another meal because tree boas are prone to prolapse. It's not as necessary with BI or BC but it's fine to do it that way if you want.

@Rambogner 6 месяцев назад

I for one am very offended that you put me in the box of male, female or person. I prefer to identify as a chocolate homunculus

@rob_ya_boy 6 месяцев назад

Chocolate Homunculus sounds like it could be a Les-Claypool-fronted band.

@GreenRoomPythons 6 месяцев назад

😄😉

@Skylamander522 6 месяцев назад

Hey so this is actually a question about ball pythons but my bp is being skittish (but only fleeing, not defensive) and I don’t know how to get him to calm down when handling him

@GreenRoomPythons 6 месяцев назад

I have a number of videos about how to socialize snakes that will give you a bunch of tips. Your snake is just being a snake. It takes a lot of patience to get them desensitized to human interaction.

@Skylamander522 6 месяцев назад

@@GreenRoomPythons well he had some bad sheds and he very much disliked me having to get it off his head and neck, and since then he starts going as fast as he possibly can to get away from me when I am holding him (didn’t even know they could go as fast as he does 😅

@jesseydanen6914 6 месяцев назад

Can you make a video about burmese ? Thanku

@GreenRoomPythons 5 месяцев назад

I would if I kept them but I don't have any Burmese pythons

@jesseydanen6914 5 месяцев назад

Thanku very much for the answer, can you make a video about make you're ballpython not head shy, I got some very sweet balls but I dont have to come close to their head that never happens or I need to use force but that is only with vet time and I hate it.. so that would great to , keep up the great work 🐍❤️

@SqueezyQueen 6 месяцев назад

I have added a gallon of water to my pvc 4*2*2 with a RHP once a week for 2 weeks and mixed it up but my humidity is still staying low. I can't get it above 50-54% Do you have suggestions? I'm afraid of adding too much water because I don't want to run the risk of complications. I'm trying to get all my parameters Right so it's ready for when my first boa get shipped in.

@GreenRoomPythons 6 месяцев назад

Make sure you're measuring the humidity with a digital hygrometer that is sitting at ground level. Aside from that, I would say cover the majority of the openings in the enclosure but leave a little bit for airflow.

@treeafodo1 4 месяца назад

Does ambient temperature matter? I have a 4x2x2 set up that I'm getting everything adjusted before I bring my boa home. I have an 80w rhp on a VE-200 thermostat. The top of the Hot hide is 89/90 and my cold side is 77-80 depending on where the temp gun is pointed. My thermometer/hygrometer are reading 82 degrees hot side and 76 cool side. Should I be worried about ambient temp, or only surface temp? Thank you!

@GreenRoomPythons 4 месяца назад

Make sure your thermometer hygrometer is sitting on the floor where the snake is. It will read a closer temperature to where the snake is going to be. Sounds like your temps are pretty good though based on your temp gun readings

@treeafodo1 4 месяца назад

Those readings are with the thermometer/hygrometer sitting next to either hide. I'm thinking the RHP is sinking it's heat into the hides rather than the air temp? I keep reading mixed things about surface vs ambient temp. I appreciate the response!

@sethmeintz6690 2 месяца назад

I have a question. What’s the best way raise the ambient temp in the enclosure.

@GreenRoomPythons 2 месяца назад

Overhead heat, preferably non-lighted

@sethmeintz6690 2 месяца назад

@@GreenRoomPythons ok thx so much

@eliastorres1600 6 месяцев назад

Where did you get the ball I need one of those nd the brand name as well

@CaptainDummyTalk2517 6 месяцев назад

There's a link in the description box under 'enrichment' - 'Holee-Roller ball'. You can also find them in the dog section of most pet stores.

@GreenRoomPythons 6 месяцев назад

Yep!

@REAVER781 6 месяцев назад

Man i would love a boa, but the enclosure requirements are not in the cards right now. Edit: have you had any luck on a ball eating the reptilinks?

@GreenRoomPythons 6 месяцев назад

Reptilinks aren't recommended for ball pythons just because they generally won't take them

@avaogara 6 месяцев назад

Oops healthy !I meant😅

@SoupyPuppet 2 месяца назад

If they bite you or do something wrong, do you discipline them and if so, how?

@GreenRoomPythons 2 месяца назад

Absolutely not. If they bite you that's your mistake. Snakes are just being snakes so you have to understand their body language

@SoupyPuppet 2 месяца назад

@@GreenRoomPythons Okay I obviously wouldn’t discipline them if they bit me because I scared them or they were eating, I’m getting a boa soon so I don’t think I have to worry about being bit on purpose anyway. Thanks.

@SoupyPuppet 2 месяца назад

@@GreenRoomPythons Also do you have a video about how to take care of red tail boas specifically? I see people say that taking care of them is a little different but not much people say what’s different.

@TheWarriorbrood 6 месяцев назад

What size is that ball that handsome Dan was on?

@GreenRoomPythons 6 месяцев назад

I'm not sure but I believe it's a medium in the sizes those balls come in

@TheOnlyJeromeHill 5 месяцев назад

How does one order a snake from you?

@GreenRoomPythons 5 месяцев назад

Any baby snakes that I have available go to patreon supporters. If you're on the GRP patreon you can get on a waiting list as soon as I have a clutch hatching :-)

@sethvandyke4453 6 месяцев назад

how old is Handsome Dan?

@GreenRoomPythons 6 месяцев назад

He was born 6/22

@heatherbrunner2165 6 месяцев назад

❤ yay first lol 😊

@tysonshelly2234 5 месяцев назад

Have you ever gotten salmonella from pythons and/or snakes in general?

@GreenRoomPythons 5 месяцев назад

Nope! And I've never met anyone who ever has. Salmonella is actually pretty rare in reptiles even though we used to hear about it all the time in the 1980s and '90s :-)

@tysonshelly2234 5 месяцев назад

@@GreenRoomPythons thank you so much! My local vet says they offer a poop test to see if they have salmonella. Is this a real thing? Other vets say they haven’t heard of this test?

@GreenRoomPythons 5 месяцев назад

@tysonshelly2234 I've never heard of that test before but it's generally unnecessary unless you've gotten salmonella and you think it came from your animal. It's much more likely that the snake does not carry salmonella. They rarely carry it.

@tysonshelly2234 5 месяцев назад

@@GreenRoomPythons awesome, that really helps. Thank you so much! I absolutely love your videos! I’m also considering getting a green tree python so I have a “display snake” that isn’t hiding all day. Do they have a bad bite/act more aggressive? I can’t seem to find an answer to if they have teeth similar to the emerald tree boa?

@renegaderebel2223 5 месяцев назад

Get an Angolan python

@GreenRoomPythons 5 месяцев назад

Those are beautiful!

@brezzylewis212 6 месяцев назад

Kent definitely voted for trump lol

@GreenRoomPythons 6 месяцев назад

He always writes in his own name.

@EmilyKenny-ug2rg Месяц назад

Hey friends! I'm trying to see what my IMG boa will look like fully grown. Has anyone seen a pic of an IMG het kahl albino adult? I'm still new to all the different boa morphs- I have only ever had ball pythons, but that’s the morph of my newest girl and she’s still small so I wanted to try to find a pic of an adult of what she’ll look like 🐍 🤍

@Borderlineatitsfinest 5 месяцев назад

Kent makes me wanna act up

@Ole.ww.shotgun 6 месяцев назад

I know this isn’t a python video but I have a female ball python and she’s about 4 feet long and I’ve watched your videos and im still kinda confused on what I should feed her and I’m looking for more of a striaght up direct answer if you could provide me with one like (what size rat or mouse and how many over the course of a week)

@GreenRoomPythons 6 месяцев назад

The length of the snake doesn't matter as much as her thickness, but your snake should be on either small or medium rats depending on how thick she is. Once every week or 2 weeks.

@Ole.ww.shotgun 6 месяцев назад

@@GreenRoomPythons thank you so much your amazing