outdoor enclosures for boas?

[CRG]

Just wondering if its possible..Here is the deal. The temps here in summer are in the 90's and our humidity is always at 65 to 75, wouldnt this be great for a boa to spend a few hours in, just for some fresh air and exercise? Im thinking of building a enclosure on my porch, not in the sun so it wouldnt be too hot. also could a ball python use it as well (not at the same time of course).
I have a small Redbud tree in my yard that they both seem to love and though they might like the heat, I dont, so I was thinking of building something that I wouldnt have to be out there watching them the whole time....Thanks Cg

[JuliusSqueezer]

No, it wouldn't be great. For one thing, in the "90s" is too hot. If your snake escapes, it's outside. Neighbor kids might think it's fun to jab sticks in at him. Ants and other insects would eat him alive if they got attracted there...ticks, mites.... Flies/maggot problems...Is that enough or should I go on? Some snakes do fine outdoors otherwise there wouldn't be any in the wild. Most don't survive long though due to any number of factors. Confined in a small area, the snake has no way to properly thermoregulate or get away from pests. You are also introducing your boa to foreign pathogens as well as exposing your native wildlife to South American pathogens and neither your boa nor the local wildlife will likely have had the past exposure required to build up a natural immunity....so please, keep your boa cage indoors.

	Mites Mites, close relatives of fleas and ticks

[Jem_Scout]

Nuff said!....
Good job Julius!

[CRG]

Not even for a few hours a couple times a week? I live on the edge of town there are no kids and the porch is partially enclosed....I just thought it would be good for her to get a little fresh air and change of pace before it started getting cold.
Also I was talking about a really big enclosure like 6ft wide by 5ft tall with climbing branches and stuff....

I dont know maybe she wouldnt use it anyway and just stay curled up and hidden....

But she sure likes the tree climbing when Im out with her....

[hisba]

I would not leave the snake outside in an enclosed area for all the same reasons JS already stated, esp. the ants or other insects biting. If you want your boas to get some outside time, just carry them and stay out with them so they are supervised.

[xxxjustinxxx]

i would'nt recommend this in anyway, their are just too many dangers :-/ but i found this on another site, this is cool but i just wouldnt do it

http://riobravoreptiles.com/howto_outdoor.htm

[Rex322]

Originally Posted by CRG

Also I was talking about a really big enclosure like 6ft wide by 5ft tall with climbing branches and stuff....

I dont know maybe she wouldnt use it anyway and just stay curled up and hidden....

But she sure likes the tree climbing when Im out with her....

when your boa gets bigger, it probly wont climb to often.

[brownsfan222]

on jworlds.com there is a pic of an adult rtb that is in a high enclosure. It climbs the branches and stays on them

[CRG]

Well I guess I wont build an enclosure outside but I might try and build something in the attic,, its partially finished we have been trying to find something to do with it...Reptile room,,hmmm sounds good to me....

[trinitywolf]

The fact that boas do not climb when big is a misnomer. They are at least partially arboreal and if they can find a sturdy high spot to sit, they will.

	Arboreal Arboreal is a word meaning "related to or resembling trees". Its meaning comes from the Latin arbor, meaning tree.<br> In biology, an arboreal animal is one which inhabits or spends large amounts of time in trees or bushes.