Answers to common boa questions

[angrybananapeel]

My bad, didn't realize it was a "sticky" thread. Kinda pointless to have a sticky thread filled with dead links. Someone should make a new one.

[Tom]

Here is a link to a good care sheet page with links that work.
babyboas

Take care
Tom

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[Sakara]

still a good thread with good info... and most of the places still exist... just gotta google haha

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[Ace-of-Spades]

Yeah, I just did not know if anyone was aware of it or not. Thanks for the link Tom.

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[hilbily]

my boas skin is really dry nd its not sheding like it should anything i can do to help this?

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[Sakara]

raise the humidity... u should start a new thread to ask questions

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[lawrence88]

ok so i have seen a lot of talk on saddels and peaks... i thought i knew what they where then someone said it in a sentence and my idea when out the window lol heeelp what are they?

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[leahskii]

Originally Posted by hilbily

my boas skin is really dry nd its not sheding like it should anything i can do to help this?

They have moss in the pet stores that can help with humidity. Or you can use a humidifier that's meant for reptiles. There's many choices. Try bigappleherp.com. They have lots of cool gadgets that you may see as helpful. But all you're really wanting to do is get more humidity in there. Just don't go crazy on it. Too little is just as bad as too much. Good luck.

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[Darklight1216]

Should I feed when my snake is in the blue?

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[Chimera]

ok this may be a stupid question but Im fairly new to keeping boas. Is it possible/ common for a female to have spurs? i purchased a 2 and a half year old albino and the guy told me he bought it sexed female, only i have a 4 year old het leopard and the comparison between the tail length is fairly drastic and she has no apparent spurs, whereas my male dh super salmon has a tail and spur size that are roughly the same as my albino, any input?

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	Heterozygous Heterozygous - the animal carries the gene for a genetic trait but does not outwardly demonstrate the trait. Example: A boa that is het for albino looks normal but carries the albino gene. When it is bred to another het for albino boa or an albino boa, a percentage of the offspring will be albino.

	Spurs A pair of claws on each side of the cloaca which assist in mating. A spur is much more defined on a male

[kat]

Originally Posted by Chimera

ok this may be a stupid question but Im fairly new to keeping boas. Is it possible/ common for a female to have spurs? i purchased a 2 and a half year old albino and the guy told me he bought it sexed female, only i have a 4 year old het leopard and the comparison between the tail length is fairly drastic and she has no apparent spurs, whereas my male dh super salmon has a tail and spur size that are roughly the same as my albino, any input?

Both male and female boa constrictors possess spurs, but the spurs on male boas are typically larger, and more curved.

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	Heterozygous Heterozygous - the animal carries the gene for a genetic trait but does not outwardly demonstrate the trait. Example: A boa that is het for albino looks normal but carries the albino gene. When it is bred to another het for albino boa or an albino boa, a percentage of the offspring will be albino.

	Spurs A pair of claws on each side of the cloaca which assist in mating. A spur is much more defined on a male