Jungle Upgrade for Rare boa

Are bioactive reptile enclosures possible for a Boa, Ball Python or other thicc snakes? Let's give it a try. This is Forest and he is the extremely hard to find Paraguana Peninsula Boa; A dwarf Locality from Northern Venezuela. THANKS. Any Questions lmkkkkkkkkk
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[@ihatemyneighbour226]

That enclousure looks very nice, i bet he spent most of the day exploring every nook and cranny in there.

[@leafystreet]

so many nooks and he spends 23 hours a day in his new Bromeliad. I envy his life

[@1fluffycow]

loved seeing you incorporate more and more of your humour and goofyness over time. love your videos man- very informational and still entertaining

[@leafystreet]

I really appreciate it, thank you (sent from restroom, legs asleep)

[@grayboxcar6031]

Ahh yes, exchanging safety glasses for the old fashioned safety-squint!

[@leafystreet]

OSHA approved

[@a_m_m444]

Good on you for saying heat above the enclosure and ditching the heat mats. My friend is a herp specialized vet and her immediate advice to me when I said I was getting a snake was no heat mats or rocks because she sees so many burns in their clinic :(

[@moderndaymedusa]

Enclosure turned out great! Love the plant choices, those ferns are so neat and lil dude looked so excited and happy!!!

[@leafystreet]

Thanks a ton. hopefully they can survive the thicc, but I'll be optimistic

[@clydesdale1775]

TY! I feel like an insane man whenever I hear people call a set up with literally just a live plant """bioactive""". Also ty for advocating for heating above the enclosure! Yes reptiles may bask on rocks and get belly heat from that, but that rock is only warmed by *the sun*

[@leafystreet]

the almighty sun. Thanks for the words I appreciate it

[@dfquartzidn6151]

I absolutely love that shot of him sleeping. He’s so cute.

[@ibtidashayba]

Youre choice of pet and sheer dedication to maintain them is weird. I like it.

[@lorrainemunoa791]

Gorgeous! I'd love to hear more about good *durable* species of plants to put in a bioactive. I am trying to build one to eventually move my House Snake into, but I'm starting it WELL in advance because I know I do not garden very well. I have one 'rattlesnake plant' in there so far. As a Black house snake, Sangfroid will not ever be much of a bulldozer but the plants need to stand up to me being terrible at this.

[@leafystreet]

Fulis are a great candidate for bioactive, thats gunna be great. With their slightly higher humidity, you can get away with a few in the video. Epipremnums (pothos) will be your friend. Snake plants, Birds nest ferns, prairie grasses to name a few

[@lorrainemunoa791]

@@leafystreet Awesome! I am looking at some varieties of pothos, and ficus pumila, and ferns like birds nest and lemon button. So far the calathea lancifola has been a trooper.

[@jennifergraceh]

Awww I love him so much! I’ve never seen this type of boa before. He’s lovely and seems to just adore his new home

[@DoorsToHideBehind156]

I'm honestly so glad I found you. You're funny, informitive and really knowledgeable on the care you provide for your animals.

[@graciecrawford4785]

I love this so much! I've been searching for bioactive boa setups forever since I've been interested in owning a boa. They are nearly impossible to find. I have a gorgeous little albino BCI now and I'm so glad I found this video 😍

[@toe8397]

Glass doesn’t hold humidity? Maybe we should release a PSA for all those people who keep fish in an aquarium. Those fish are in danger of becoming dehydrated. Sorry, I had to. Lol.

[@KingSkrap]

Humidity is freakin hard to keep steady man I feel u

[@alexiscondit898]

My boa imperator is seven foot long and I'm looking to add live potted plants to his vivarium. Maybe a bromeliad or snake plant. He's probably gonna destroy them, but I'm gonna try anyway. That's a nice setup 👌

[@6strings735]

I had first heard about the locality of your boa just this year. You typically don't think of South America having dwarf boas unless on an island. Not easy to get one of those as you said. I sure do enjoy the way you present the information. Like others said, you offer really good info while having fun with it. I have an adult male dwarf boa from western Mexico. I have been in boa habitat in certain parts of western Mexico - boas there have to be able to withstand seasonal variations in temperature and humidity. This is what makes the boas from that region such great pets - they are very resilient in addition to being small.

[@anniekinsmishkamouse7575]

I am so impressed how you worked to make it personal for this gorgeous boy. Awesome enclosure.

[@leafystreet]

thank you so much

[@rinaturalist]

Great information and lovely enclosure! I feel like the word “bio active” gets thrown around a lot, and you covered it well. Also, I noticed that your editing skills are improving a lot, so I’m curious to know what program you use?

[@leafystreet]

haha thank you thank you. Im working in After Effects but i should be using premiere but i like to suffer it seems

[@ThomasGush]

Amazing enclosure, top notch

[@leafystreet]

Thanks a ton man. hyped to see that project you mentioned

[@jukesngambits]

Liked inside of 30 seconds for the humor and presentation style

[@serenamorin3269]

lol the noise at the end when you held him up killed me.

[@johnschlesinger2009]

Beautiful boa, great enclosure.

[@noinfo5630]

Thank you for providing an appropriate scale!

[@iyanavee2632]

Bro .... what happened to the wall next your chair? You are swinging that chair waaaay too much 😭🤣 also great video, very informative and I love boas

[@llomax1067]

Ran across your vid because Im setting up my first dart frog vivarium.... Kracking up laughing.... New subscriber here good stuff brother

[@leafystreet]

thanks a ton! good luck on the dart build, those setups are so sick

[@Joe-mad]

Drilling the holes and using the expanding foam is a great trick? I’m sure I’ll use it at some point.

[@LemonLoverCockatiel]

Wish I could find this species. I have a Paraguayan rainbow boa which are very rare where I'm from. Would love to get my hands on another "dwarf" boa.

[@caughtafaygo]

Prettyyyyy boa gang gang 🐍🤘🐍🤘♥️♥️♥️ love it, super dope build.

[@leafystreet]

ayyy thanks man, appreciate it

[@ChrizYT]

So much work and so many things to prepare and keep in mind. "Just" for a snake what just lays around all day. You cant pet, you cant really play with, you cant go out for a walk with. Snake wont definitively not be my choice as a pet. But I think that they are really interesting and fascinating animals.

[@cfox7207]

we take ours with us to parks, pet stores, shopping at Academy Sports and Hobby Lobby, basically any store with a pet policy that allows your animals to go in with you. They hang out around our shoulders while we wash dishes and watch tv. They hang out on branches set up on our porch when we want to go enjoy some sunshine and fresh air. We can't have fur babies because of allergies, and we love to take our "nope ropes" and "danger noodles" lots of places. Our biggest baby is 7 feet now and has a huge fan club at local Hobby Lobby store.

[@Ouranorable]

Awesome! Now all I gotta do is try this for a five foot boa I might be adopting soon T_T

[@mossysnipp9133]

Setup looks great! Hoping the experiment worked

[@kiram.3619]

Great project!

[@NamoAryachana63736]

Looks like you'll loose the cam to the boa soon xDxD. The Terrarium turned out quite well actually

[@midnitecata]

wow, the snek is just like me!! 0:11

[@theelltrain8985]

Cute dog!

[@josh.harrison7594]

Love your videos man! Keep up the awesome work also nice setups lol

[@leafystreet]

thank ya! I really appreciate it

[@turosexotic3639]

Loved it

[@timothymock4571]

That’s so sick

[@rootbeef]

Extreme Herp Home Makeover is my favorite show

[@dillsnickle]

hey dude, what's your experience with boamaster?? i currently house my BPs in boamaster enclosures, but the customer service was terrible for me :( Also, wonderful setup!!! i'm hoping to do bioactive myself :D

[@janinebean4276]

He went from the super 8 to the plaza hotel man

[@josh.harrison7594]

Question: where do you get your leaf litter/ what brand is it cuz it looks like a nice shape lol

[@leafystreet]

I like Josh's frogs. This is a mix of Oak with some larger Magnolia sprinkled in

[@mossysnipp9133]

Any update on how the plants have been holding up?

[@JohnC-xu3kq]

Very nice! Where did you get the paragauna locality boa?

[@leafystreet]

thank you! hes from Vin Russo at Cutting Edge Herp

[@jaykayvee9985]

Could uth not be used in combination? Curious because I'm looking at upgrading all my boas tanks and wanted to do both

[@dustrock766]

How it's going ? We need update mate jeje ❤🎉

[@onechallengeatatime]

any updates on how your boy did in his bioactive enclosure... did the plants live or die. Experimenting myself with my jcp 😜

[@gideon9096]

Mhm the good stuff :D

[@mrturveydrop]

Where did you find a cage that had venting cut into the sliding doors?

[@christopheratwood9213]

Where did you get that log my snake would love something like that

[@derekkillen7693]

That is nice but when it gets big the plants wont last lol But i hope this works out

[@OctoBud]

How is this getting on, i'm thinking to do similar for my hog island boa. One concern i had is her "digging" up the substrate/barrier. have you had any issue with this?

[@tsoonklah]

As for a name, how about Mindtail or Vyderzal they’re cool names from d&d copper dragon 💚

[@rafaputra-et7xl]

Please Make More Video

[@Sakura0754]

I have a 6 by 2 by 2 pvc enclosure but i hate it. Its dark and i want something much larger so she can climb. Mine is much larger though. Maybe I can find a taller and wider one but this was the largest one i could find 🙃

[@sammora470]

That's a true bcc right? I have got a bci who's about the same size and I want to make something that I can keep bioactive even when she's fully grown, but it will be hard. I tried with my burm when he was younger and it didn't work.

[@andonova6541]

Banana for scale....mmmmm I see a 9gager here 😊

[@luansilva4560]

morri com ele mostrando o nordeste quando fala que tem que ficar abaixo de 32°C

[@tokec8471]

How often do you mist it to keep the cleanup crew alive?

[@leafystreet]

i have it on a mister that goes off for 25 seconds every 6 hours. I spot water the plants every 3 days and shove spag moss under logs to give them humid refuge

[@meowpurrr]

am looking to make a bio active setup for my lil girl, she's an el salvador dwarf local boa, currently in a 5x3x2 bc she likes to climb, how have yours been with the plants? are they holding up? and do u have any plant recs that are like sturdy? bc boas being boas are heavy bodied constrictors and am unsure what plants can hold upto their strength

[@leafystreet]

some of the plants are doing really well some have been crushed.The Epipremnum is holding up the best and is actually taking over a bit. My honest advice for long term is to do potted plants, which is my plan unless i can wrangle a 6 foot plus viv. Their root systems will be protected and if certains one dont make it, its as easy as pulling the pot. and all the beneifts related to humidty and enrichment are there

[@AnnahSoul]

I have a 6ft boa. Ive been looking at how to make a tank like this for him. Can I make something like this out of a dresser and acrylic?

[@leafystreet]

yea if you use a dresser just make sure you fully waterproof it. For the plants though, Id consider a handful of large potted plants. they'll hold up better and can easily be swapped out if one gets crushed

[@AnnahSoul]

@@leafystreet that's what Im planning to do. Do you think blue seal / roofer tape would be safe to use?

[@swayback7375]

@@AnnahSoulI’m sure youve read that tape is a no go for snakes… they have a way of finding it and getting stuck…

[@AnnahSoul]

@@swayback7375 which tape. Sorry??

[@Scullcat]

I wonder how this project is going

[@KingSkrap]

Awww

[@the209bee72]

He looks exactly like my red tail boa

[@TheGuardianGamerOF]

"His sister and girlfriend" Sweet home Alabama.

[@tarekabulleef8304]

I n fucher I m interested in rematching cobra Indian snake and great cobra and posable naharaji cobra any tips .to keep them for there venem. Lisanced offcause. Any tips ? Tarek from egypt 🇪🇬

[@anythingadrenaline4515]

Do you have an update? Have you kept this enclosure bioactive? Also, what brand PVC enclosure is this?

[@leafystreet]

planning a longer update in about a month. So far yes, still fully bio. about two thirds of the plants have really rooted and held on. this is a Boa Master. The enclosure is great but the stock lighting and heat panel is terrible and recommend buying those from elsewhere

[@anythingadrenaline4515]

@@leafystreet I'll keep that in mind. I'm currently looking into Boaphile cages and6 ReptileKages pvc enclosures. Although I think boaphile may have stopped making them. Thanks,

[@Bsaw13]

Where was the pvc enclosure built or purchased from

[@leafystreet]

Its from BoaMaster. I like it but dont waste your time wit the stocking lighting or radient heat panel, they are garbage

[@Bsaw13]

@@leafystreet wow thank you! I Appreciate your time answering me, It definitely gotta subscribe out me! Now time to get an order in for my spiny tailed iguana!

[@jakestring6027]

My boa looks almost exactly like this and I have no idea what locality he is, how do you confirm?

[@leafystreet]

if you toss a pic in our discord i bet somone will ID. what was he sold as?

[@SilasLakos]

How do you buy reptiles from him.

[@casianosd]

Any updates on this setup?

[@D1EF0R_MAR1]

What is the brand of enclosure?

[@foxbiscuit]

that's literally the exact same enclosure I'm getting hdjdndndndnd

[@seven8726]

Great video as always! I always have one question whenever I see a bioactive enclosure. Like do you just not... clean... at all?? Are we just supposed to believe in the power of isopods and springtail? And when worst comes to worst and you do have to clean it by yourself (like deep clean the whole thing), then what do you do with branches that you glued onto the enclosure itself? Do you take them down...??

[@leafystreet]

we do believe in their power, but we have to know when to stop believing. It really depends. If youre housing dart frogs or micro geckos in a mature setup, you will never ever have to scoop poop again. In the case of this video, I will have to scoop poop and most likely a large fistful of substrate with it. But if all goes well, I'll likely not have to fully empty the substrate

[@seven8726]

@@leafystreet thanks for the reply! I’ve been interested in bioactive setup but always afraid to do it because my snake would probably ruthlessly crush all the plants… 😅

[@leafystreet]

@@seven8726of course! size is gunna be your friend. the bigger you can make the enclosure the better. Just minimizes the amount of time they'll spend on any one plant. any questions lmk

[@MsHyphyone]

Why didn’t you make it tall?

[@hobodarkness7696]

Sup

[@pedroamarante5183]

Wheres the terrarium update?

[@leafystreet]

early this week. Its going through its first mold bloom so im letting it chill out a little to avoid a crash

[@basedbane787]

Sister and girlfriend ? Must be an Alabama boa

[@infamousgamer289]

Did this work out?

[@leafystreet]

for about a year, but slowly the plants withered and i made the choice to start fresh

[@FoodNerds]

If your charcoal has lighter fluid then it will out gas that. That’s not good!

[@Dovietail]

Yep, pretty, but he's gonna be too big in 10 seconds. Enjoy for the moment.

[@forthewyn6400]

I was behind you until you said you were giving up harvesting the geothermal energy from the center of the earth... come on Alex. Do better.

[@forthewyn6400]

This enclosure looks sick and Im so excited to hear progress on it :)

[@leafystreet]

pesky landlords and their annoying subterranean pipeline regulations 🙏 thanks Wyn

[@pk_flvx]

“His sister,and also his gf”. Is the sister the gf or are they separate animals