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 terrestrial. Other factors include your budget, the space you have available, ease of cleaning, and what heat source you intend to use.

I discuss different styles of vivaria and other enclosures on the housing boas page of this site, but I recently discovered that some of my information was a little out of date. Becci, from JnB Boas, told me that there are in fact now companies who can supply moulded plastic vivaria to custom sizes!

The company she recommended is called Rhino Vivs, based in the UK. They don’t appear to offer prices on their website, but a quick search on Google turned up other companies offering a similar service.

The advantages are obvious - you get to fit your boa’s vivarium perfectly into any space you want to fill, and still get the advantages of a very secure and easy to clean plastic vivarium! I’ve not tried these myself, but will certainly be considering it the next time I’m in the market for a custom sized enclosure for one of my snakes…