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New Guinea Ground Boa
scientific name: Candoia aspera
| Cites status: | Cites Appendix II, obligation to keep records and to register! |
| Geographical Extension: | amongst others: Moluccas, New Guinea, Solomon Islands |
| Habitat: | rain forest, ground dweller, crepuscular and nocturnal |
| Size: | approx. 60-90 cm |
| Life Expectancy: | over 20 years |
| Reproduction: | gives birth to over 20 young animals |
| Temperature: | air temperature 28-30°C at day time, local heat spots up to 33°C. Night setback to 25°C. |
| Humidity: | 80-100% |
| Lighting: | Daylight fluorescent tubes e.g. "Sorry Link missing" or "Sorry Link missing" |
| Substrate: | loose, absorptive substrate (see "Sorry Link missing"). More cage substrate should be used for filling as this species likes it to dig itself in. |
| Cage Furniture: | climbing facilities are not essential, but various hiding places and a large water bowl make up the basic configuration of the terrarium. |
| food: | mice and rats of an appropriate size |
| Comment: | Candoia aspera lie preferably in shallow water and live hidden, sometimes they are a bit impetous. |