Within 18 months they are considered mature. The young will shed soon after, and following that initial ecdysis (shedding of the skin), they will eat. Females incubate up to 100 eggs for around 70 days until the eggs hatch. Their eggs are laid approximately 3 months after mating. Female pythons are stimulated to breed by a reduction in light and day length. A python that is fed weekly but does not have to hunt for its dinner may become so overweight that its intra-coelomic (internal) fat stores become very large, and its liver and kidneys become infiltrated with fat, preventing normal function. In captivity, these pythons are often overfed and become obese. Their diet consists of large rodents, rabbits, and chickens. ![]() While New World boas grow up to 4.3 meters (13 feet) long, pythons may reach up to 6.5 meters (21 feet) long. This species, Python molurus, is the classic Old-World constrictor equivalent of the red-tailed boa, in that it can grow to be quite large. ![]() Rainbow boas in the wild predominantly eat small mammals and birds. This species does best in an environmental temperature of 24-30☌ (75-86☏) and a relative humidity of 70-80%. Adults reach up to 2 meters (6.5 feet) in length, depending on the subspecies. Gestation in this breed is about 5 months, and babies are born live. The subspecies from Brazil is predominately red, while others tend to be brown. When housed at the temperature and humidity appropriate to their species, boas can thrive in captivity and can become quite tame if handled properly.įound in the wild in Central and South America, Epicrates cenchria is, as its common name suggests, one of the most colorful of the boas, especially immediately after shedding. Right from birth, babies are able to eat mice. Boas are viviparous (give birth to live young rather than laying eggs) about 6 months after mating. They reach sexual maturity once they reach about 1.5 meters (5 feet) in length. Boa constrictors may live 20-30 years, and some up to 40 years. In the wild, boas spend much of their time in trees therefore, in captivity they need a tall vivarium with plenty of access to branches for climbing. Living prey can bite and scratch snakes and inflict serious injury and should not be offered to pet snakes. These prey items may be fed to pet boas but should be offered frozen and then thawed, or freshly killed. These snakes can grow to 4 meters (13 feet) long on a diet of rodents, chickens, and rabbits for very large snakes. ![]() Red-tailed boas ( Boa constrictor) originate from Central and South America. The following is a brief description of a few boas and pythons commonly kept as pets. ![]() As long as an owner is prepared for the large size and longevity of these animals, these animals can be rewarding pets. They need an enclosure that is large enough for them to stretch out. They are popular vivarium (natural habitat) reptiles, and most species have few problems in captivity if they are housed at the correct environmental temperature and humidity, and are fed appropriate prey. Boas and pythons kill their prey by constriction (they coil their muscular bodies around their prey and tighten their muscles to crush and kill). Some members of this family are among the largest snakes in the world. Pythons are a group of non-venomous snakes found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. Boas are a group of medium to large sized, non-venomous snakes found in South and Central America, Madagascar, Papua, and the Pacific Islands.
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