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Viv for my corn and boa

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Zakel2

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Hey - I know this is slightly off topic but this is a very active community and I respect the input that people provide.

I'm a new snake owner - got my first corn about 5 months ago and all is well. I received her as a baby and she has grown quite a bit. I have her housed in a 20g long and am wondering if she will ever outgrow the tank? I ask because I am receiving a red-tail boa within the next few days from someone who cannot take care of it and she is about 4 feet long and housed in a 20g long which looks quite small for her. I was thinking about upgrading to a 40g breeder or should I go bigger? I've looked at some of the specialty cases but they are way too expensive for me at the moment.

Will the 40g breeder be big enough to house my boa for at least a couple years? I was thinking about going with a 40g breeder and then once I upgrade to a bigger viv for my boa - my corn could be placed in that. Will my corn feel secure in a 40g breeder when she's full grown? Or will the 20g long be enough?
 
I would suggest at least a 55 gal or larger for the boa, maybe a 75 gal. The 20 long shohuld be fine for the corn. They seem to do well their whole lives in a 20 gal.
 
Honestly, don't even bother with aquariums for boas. Get her a boaphile or a vision cage that's 4 or 5 feet in length and at least 2 feet deep. You'll run into a whole lot of problems trying to keep heat and humidity in an aquarium for the boa. The corn can live in a 20 gall forever.
 
40 gallons is also fine for the corn, but the boa will outgrow a 40 gallon in a few months. My year old boa is hitting 4 feet now, they grow about 2 inches a month.
 
These are what are most recommended among boa keepers. They take quite a while to build and ship, but I've only heard good things, they have slow customer service though. http://www.boaphileplastics.com/cages.html

These are also very good (and I'd use these for price and quick shipment). The model 400 would work well for an adult boa. http://www.visionproducts.us/htm7/cages.html

If you want something a little fancier, I'd go with showcasecages.com these are what I use and my boa is doing great in the 4 foot cage. I expect him to live in it for a lifetime.
 
I personally have my adult corn in a 55g and could not imagine keeping her in anything smaller. In the 55g she has the room to stretch out the full length. I keep deep aspen so she can burrow, a large water dish for soaking, two hides (one cool and one warm) and grapevine for her to climb and she uses every inch.
My sub-adult corn started in a 10g and recently upgraded to a 20Long. He can also stretch out to his full length, has a large dish for soaking (smaller than the adult corn's), two hides, deep aspen to burrow, and grapevine to climb (he likes to pretend he's a tree boa). When he grows more I will move him into a 55g too.
I like my snakes to be able to stretch out completely so the 55g for an adult is a must for me.
 
It's nice to house a corn in a 55 gal tank. I kept one in a 75 gal at one point, when I only had a couple snakes and they were all in tanks. She loved it! Eventually, I needed to economize on space as my collection grew. LOL

Getting a Vision or Boaphile viv is a good idea for the boa.
 
dionythicus said:
It's nice to house a corn in a 55 gal tank. I kept one in a 75 gal at one point, when I only had a couple snakes and they were all in tanks. She loved it! Eventually, I needed to economize on space as my collection grew. LOL
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That's what my problem is right now!! I don't like racks, but there'll be one here soon xD
 
Ali - thank you for the links - the vision products have got my attention so far.

And Gecko - I do like the idea of being able to fully stretch out and all but I've also read that bigger vivs may feel less secure - it could be a bunch of hog wash too. Circumstances in the wild would not support a small viv. Anyway just another thing to consider.
 
I think if they were in a large viv with no aspen to burrow in and a single hide they would probably feel quite insecure. Mine have the two hides, plus grapevine, plus at least 4-6" of aspen, so they can actually cruise the length of the tank without coming out into the open if they want.
 
GeckoTrouble said:
I think if they were in a large viv with no aspen to burrow in and a single hide they would probably feel quite insecure. Mine have the two hides, plus grapevine, plus at least 4-6" of aspen, so they can actually cruise the length of the tank without coming out into the open if they want.
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Thank you for the reference because I truly do dislike the idea of a small viv. I couldn't imagine myself stuck in a place and barley being able to stretch out - let move around.
 
Yeah, I agree that corns do just fine in large vivs. I had mine in the same size cage I have my boa in (before I got lots more corns) and he was just fine. As long as you decorate it well and provide hides, they should be fine.
 
As long as this thread is still alive - I'll go ahead and ask about quarantining. Since this will be the second snake I've brought into my home and I'm not sure about the whole practice. Is it safe the have the 2 in the same room? I really have no other option to place them being in college and having roommates. Also - when I check her out she looked very clean - didn't notice any mites or anything - and was very active. The only thing to watch out for would be IBD? But she's at least a few years old and has been with a couple different owners now. The previous owner said she was a gem, no problems ect.
 
Ideally, quarantine would take place in a completely separate building because some disease spread through the air. I quarantine all my snakes in the same room though, because like you, I don't have the option to spread all over haha. I just keep the new one away from the others and get to it last. I also take a shower before I go to the snakes the following day. IBD is not as common as one would think, and as far as I know it's only transferrable between boids.
 
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