The Boa Constrictor

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The Boa Constrictor

• Kevin Crow
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• 10/22/08

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Housing Requirements

• Normal maintenance is keeping the temperature in
  a Boas enclosure should have a day time high of
  the high 80's F and a night time low of mid to
  high 70's.F.
• One of the important requirements for keeping
  Boas is having a warmer end and a cooler end of
  the enclosure
• .This allows the snake to regulate its own body
  temperature by moving within the gradient.
• A large water bowl left in a warm tank usually
  generates enough evaporation to keep the animal
  from shedding too much.

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Food Requirements

• Boa Constrictors will normally feed well on mice
  and rats.
• When fully grown, a rabbit may be a choice to
  consider.
• Boas are usually private eaters and prefer to be
  placed in a dark or opaque container with the
  food item and left to get on with it.
• If disturbed they will regularly regurgitate a
  half eaten meal and subsequently ignore it.

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Cost

• Babies of all species range in price from just
  50 to over 350.
• Adults by themselves are in the range of as low
  as 100 to as high as 4000.
• As a pair the price of babies range from 250 to
  800.
• Adults as a pair can range from 2500 to as high
  as 10000.
• If the boa has a genetic deformity like albinism,
  the price can go up considerably.

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Review

• What is the normal range of temperature
  preferable to the boa constrictor?
• What genetic deformation can make the price go up
  considerably?
• What kind of food container does the boa prefer?
• What is the lowest cost the adult boa may be
  bought for?

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Citations

• http//www.eastbayvivarium.com/pricelist/boalist.h
  tml
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boa_constrictor
• http//www.kingsnake.com/boapage/caresheets/boacon
  strictorcare.html