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Red Tail Boa Constrictor Supplies

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The Red-Tailed boa, also known as Columbian Red-Tailed Boa is found throughout tropical South America and on a few islands in the Caribbean.This heavy bodied snake can be found slithering along the dense floor of it's habitat or coiled around a sturdy branch. When creating a home for your Boa it is important to keep in mind it will climb on just about everything. 
 

Step By Step, Red Tailed Boa BioActive Enclosure

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 Step 1- First apply your Drainage layer to the bottom of your enclosure. The Drainage layer is important and essential to create a water table, or a space for excess water to sit without mixing with soil. When stagnant water and soil mixes it can become a breeding ground for bad bacteria that can cause your ecosystem and animals' health to decline; in addition to this, it can also makes your enclosure smell swampy and the odor will spread into your home. This can be avoided by simply adding a drainage layer.

Step 2- Place your mesh Barrier into your enclosure. The mesh barrier is key to keeping your ecosystem healthy, the mesh and drainage layer work together like a team prevent the soil and water from mixing. When placing your pre-cut mesh barrier be sure to create a basket to hold the soil.

Step 3- Add your Substrate! For your Red-Tail Boa we recommend the BioActive Rainforest Substrate. This Substrate was Specially formulated with maximum hydration retention in mind!

Step 4- Plant your Plants! once you've added in your substrate your'e ready to add in your plants! You can't place just any plants in your enclosure though, For your Red-Tail Boa be sure to plant sturdy rainforest plants! Red-Tail Boas are known for climbing over every aspect of your enclosure including your plants. When choosing plants for your enclosure be mindful that they will be 'squished' by your snake, or the heavy snake will put it's full body weight on it. Some Plants we recommend for Red-Tail Boas are: Ficus elastica, Dracaena, Bird nest fern, Bromeliads, Pothos, Live Moss, and many more plants listed below! When designing your enclosure it should look something like the graphic.

Step 5- Place your leaf litter! We recommend using leaf litter in your enclosure! It provides a living space for your clean-up crew, and holds humidity in your enclosure. We recommend Magnolia, Valley oak, Red oak, or Palm leaf litter. In addition to leaf litter we recommend mixing Spagnum moss in your ground covering to help keep your enclosure moist!

Step 6- Introduce your Clean-up crew! For a Crested gecko enclosure we recommend Powder blue, Powder orange, or dairy Cow isopods, paired with Springtails!

Step 7- Add in your decor, Depending on what your adding in you can mix up the steps. we here at BioActive supply recommend decor items for your created gecko That can support their weight since they will be climbing all over everything you add into their enclosure. For this reason we recommend items such as Cork oak Pieces, Jungle wood, Sandblasted manzanita, and Spider wood!

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