http://www.boa-care.com Care and husbandry of Boa Constrictors and other Boas Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:00:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've had a couple of emails recently about caresheets for specific boa species, and both times I've been able to direct them to the care sheets on the site here. So... I thought maybe it would be a good idea to list the care sheets that I already have ... http://www.boa-care.com/uncategorized/boa-care-sheets/ One of the questions I get asked most often is whether or not a boa is suitable as a "first snake", and whether a beginner to keeping snakes should choose a boa or not. The most common answer given when someone asks what is the ideal beginner snake is a colubrid, ... http://www.boa-care.com/uncategorized/boas-ideal-snake-for-a-beginner/ Ask any expert about the importance of thermostats for regulating vivarium temperature and you'll get a unanimous answer - that they are essential. Unfortunately some pet stores, and even specialist reptile strores, sell "start kits" including small vivariums and heat mats which don't include a thermostat. There are many, many ... http://www.boa-care.com/uncategorized/how-important-is-a-thermostat-for-my-snakes-vivarium/ The price of Boa Care Made Easy is going up on Sunday, but until there, only for my email newsletter subscribers I'm offering a huge discount. Starting tomorrow (July 29th) my newsletter subscribers can purchase Boa Care Made Easy at the reduced rate through a special order link. If you're already subscribed ... http://www.boa-care.com/uncategorized/massive-savings-on-boa-care-made-easy/ First of all apo0logies for the lack of updates on the site in recent weeks.  I got married at the beginning of last months and so the wedding, honeymoon, and then catching up with work have been taking up much of my time! The good news is I'm back, and working ... http://www.boa-care.com/uncategorized/rosy-boa-caresheet-and-updates/ I'm in the process of writing and adding some new caresheets to the site, along with some new articles on vivariums and snake keepingh equipment... check back soon! Just added today: Madagascan Ground Boa Caresheet Similar to the Dumerils Boa, though larger and with a higher humidity requirement, these are also CITES ... http://www.boa-care.com/uncategorized/madagascan-boa-caresheet/ There are a number of different vivarium designs suitable for keeping boas, and your choice will be based on a number of factors. Firstly, style of enclosure you choose will depend on the species of boa you're keeping, the age of your snake, and whether they are arboreal or ... http://www.boa-care.com/uncategorized/boa-vivarium-custom-plastic-vivaria/ Keeping boas is a highly rewarding hobby, and even after 25 years of snake keeping there is always more to learn! I've learned loads from meeting with other keepers and breeders, from reptile shows, and in recent years from the Internet, but without doubt the bulk of my knowledge ... http://www.boa-care.com/uncategorized/boa-constrictor-books/ If you've spent any time looking at information on boas, snake keeping, or reptiles in general on the Internet you will probably have come across this rather odd convention. Most common on forum signatures you'll often see something like this: Common Boa Constrictor 1.1.0 Hog Island Boa 0.1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa 0.0.2 Rosy ... http://www.boa-care.com/uncategorized/201-boa-and-reptile-numbers-explained/ Well, I've been working away at the site over the last couple of weeks adding new content and improving the structure.  I'm slowly increasing the list of caresheets and different boa species that are covered, and also added a page of boa constrictor facts this morning. The free mini-course is going ... http://www.boa-care.com/uncategorized/boa-care-additions/