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Redtail Boa
scientific name: Boa constrictor constrictor
| Cites status: | Cites Appendix II, obligation to keep records and to register |
| Geographical Extension: | South America |
| Habitat: | Tropical rain forest, moist savannah, dusk and night active |
| Size: | over 300 cm |
| Life Expectancy: | over 20 years |
| Reproduction: | viviparous, about 40 young animals |
| Temperature: | ground temperature between 26 and 28°C. Night setback to 22°C. |
| Humidity: | 60-80%, also over 90% |
| Lighting: | fluorescent daylight tubes e.g. "Sorry Link missing" or "Sorry Link missing" |
| Substrate: | loose, absorptive substrate (see "Sorry Link missing"). No grit or sand! |
| Cage Furniture: | climbing facilities, various hiding places and a large water bowl make up the basic configuration of the terrarium arrangements. |
| Terrarium Size (for long term care): | Minimum requirement 0.75x0.5x0.75 (LxWxH) of the overall length of the animal for one pair. We recommend at least 200x80x150 cm. |
| food: | mice, rats and other rodents |
| Comment: | The Redtail Boa is a docile animal to conspecifics, as a rule several of them can be tended together without problems . |