Need info on halmahera ground boa

[babydynos]

Is it a ground boa?
life span?
size?
I know they love humidity and arent very active and love heat.
he's very docile. should i only handle him for short periods or as often as i can?

I just want to feel comfortable knowing everything i can about my new buddy so he stays happy.. If not ill be forced to trade or get a more common snake

[marvelfreak]

Wish i could help. Very cool looking. It kind of looks like a Viper Boa.

[EmbraceCalamity]

he's very docile. should i only handle him for short periods or as often as i can?I can't help with the rest. But for now, no handling. It's generally agreed upon that new herps should get a minimum of one week to settle in before the added stress of handling. They've got enough on their plate at the moment. ;)

~Maggot

[StudentoReptile]

Candoia are awesome! I had a C. carinata once, very cool, laidback snakes.

I would definitely go easy on handling, at least at first, to let the snake acclimate well enough. I'm not too savvy on the halmaheras specifically, but I believe most Candoia sp. will climb if given the opportunity, so throw some branches in there, if you haven't already.

How is it eating? These snakes can be tricky to get started on mice, since they are naturally lizard and frog eaters in the wild.

[EmbraceCalamity]

How is it eating? These snakes can be tricky to get started on mice, since they are naturally lizard and frog eaters in the wild.Not to be a smartass, but why do people not feed them lizards and frogs? Is it just cheaper for mice?

~Maggot

[StudentoReptile]

Not to be a smartass, but why do people not feed them lizards and frogs? Is it just cheaper for mice?

~Maggot

In most cases, it is cheaper to buy feeder rodents than it is to buy feeder lizards/amphibians. This is mostly because rodents are much more prolific than reptiles. Just do the math: we're looking at 10-30 offspring every month or so with rats & mice. No reptile can top that in productivity, not to mention we haven't necessarily cracked all the codes for breeding every herp species in captivity.

The only exception may be finding wildcaught lizards or frogs in your own backyard, but meeting the demand is spotty (especially in winter months), and you also have to consider parasite transmission, etc. Do you really want to feed your Pacific Island boa a WC anole or treefrog you caught on your back porch?