baby boa cage why?

I have been told that it is best to keep my 2 month old hogg isle boa in a 10 or 20 gallon cage, as opposed to my 50 gallon aquarium, which I had been planning to use for now and a long time. why would this be better for her?

Small reptiles feel more secure in small spaces.

Instincts dictate that there are always potential predators for small herps, hiding is an appropriate way to counteract this threat. The best way to do this is for a herp to squeeze itself into the smallest space possible, that way nothing larger than it can get into the same space to consume it.

A fifty gallon would be fine... provided you fill most the space with something which also creates the secure feeling a smaller enclosed area does... you'll need to load a fifty with branches and hide spots if you want a neonate to be as comfortable in it as they would a smaller enclosure.

There is also some thought regarding the nature of an ambush predator... they don't move around a whole lot... taking a small animal and placing it into a shallower thermal gradient and into closer proximity to it's water source can potentially have a positive effect.

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wow that answers my question exactly. I have been asking around everywhere and yours is the most reasonable answer i have got. Makes sense. I got to think about this a little, but if I were to get a smaller encloser what size should it be?

I always keep my babies in a 20 gal until they are about 18 months old or so. I that time, I move them to a 4' cage which will be thier permanent home. Either way, I keep plenty of hides for them until they out grow them (and even then I use a cat litter box, upside down with a hole cut for an entrance).

Hope this answers your question