Jungle Upgrade for Rare boa

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  • Опубліковано 19 січ 2023
  • 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
    @ihatemyneighbour226 Рік тому +182

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

    • @leafystreet
      @leafystreet  Рік тому +61

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

  • @1fluffycow
    @1fluffycow Рік тому +143

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

    • @leafystreet
      @leafystreet  Рік тому +35

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

  • @a_m_m444
    @a_m_m444 11 місяців тому +20

    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 :(

  • @clydesdale1775
    @clydesdale1775 Рік тому +82

    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
      @leafystreet  Рік тому +15

      the almighty sun. Thanks for the words I appreciate it

  • @dfquartzidn6151
    @dfquartzidn6151 Рік тому +16

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

  • @grayboxcar6031
    @grayboxcar6031 Рік тому +26

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

  • @moderndaymedusa
    @moderndaymedusa Рік тому +37

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

    • @leafystreet
      @leafystreet  Рік тому +4

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

  • @ibtidashayba
    @ibtidashayba Рік тому +8

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

  • @lorrainemunoa791
    @lorrainemunoa791 Рік тому +27

    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
      @leafystreet  Рік тому +7

      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
      @lorrainemunoa791 Рік тому +2

      @@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
    @jennifergraceh Рік тому +10

    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

  • @graciecrawford4785
    @graciecrawford4785 9 місяців тому +6

    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 😍

  • @DoorsToHideBehind156
    @DoorsToHideBehind156 Рік тому +9

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

  • @6strings735
    @6strings735 Місяць тому +1

    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.

  • @toe8397
    @toe8397 Рік тому +5

    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.

  • @rinaturalist
    @rinaturalist Рік тому +14

    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
      @leafystreet  Рік тому +6

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

  • @jukesngambits
    @jukesngambits Рік тому +1

    Liked inside of 30 seconds for the humor and presentation style

  • @KingSkrap
    @KingSkrap Рік тому +4

    Humidity is freakin hard to keep steady man I feel u

  • @anniekinsmishkamouse7575
    @anniekinsmishkamouse7575 Рік тому +3

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

  • @serenamorin3269
    @serenamorin3269 Рік тому +3

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

  • @noinfo5630
    @noinfo5630 10 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for providing an appropriate scale!

  • @alexiscondit898
    @alexiscondit898 9 місяців тому +2

    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 👌

  • @ThomasGush
    @ThomasGush Рік тому +3

    Amazing enclosure, top notch

    • @leafystreet
      @leafystreet  Рік тому +2

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

  • @iyanavee2632
    @iyanavee2632 Рік тому +1

    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

  • @johnschlesinger2009
    @johnschlesinger2009 4 місяці тому

    Beautiful boa, great enclosure.

  • @llomax1067
    @llomax1067 Рік тому +1

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

    • @leafystreet
      @leafystreet  Рік тому +2

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

  • @caughtafaygo
    @caughtafaygo Рік тому +1

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

  • @Joe-mad
    @Joe-mad Рік тому +2

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

  • @Ouranorable
    @Ouranorable 8 місяців тому +1

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

  • @josh.harrison7594
    @josh.harrison7594 Рік тому +2

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

  • @LemonLoverCockatiel
    @LemonLoverCockatiel 9 місяців тому +2

    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.

  • @midnitecata
    @midnitecata 2 місяці тому

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

  • @mossysnipp9133
    @mossysnipp9133 6 місяців тому

    Setup looks great! Hoping the experiment worked

  • @kiram.3619
    @kiram.3619 Рік тому

    Great project!

  • @NamoAryachana63736
    @NamoAryachana63736 Рік тому +1

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

  • @ChrizYT
    @ChrizYT Рік тому +1

    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
      @cfox7207 Місяць тому

      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.

  • @rootbeef
    @rootbeef Рік тому

    Extreme Herp Home Makeover is my favorite show

  • @theelltrain8985
    @theelltrain8985 8 місяців тому

    Cute dog!

  • @turosexotic3639
    @turosexotic3639 Рік тому

    Loved it

  • @dillsnickle
    @dillsnickle Рік тому +1

    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

  • @timothymock4571
    @timothymock4571 Рік тому +1

    That’s so sick

  • @mossysnipp9133
    @mossysnipp9133 6 місяців тому +1

    Any update on how the plants have been holding up?

  • @josh.harrison7594
    @josh.harrison7594 Рік тому +2

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

    • @leafystreet
      @leafystreet  Рік тому +3

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

  • @janinebean4276
    @janinebean4276 Рік тому +1

    He went from the super 8 to the plaza hotel man

  • @JohnC-xu3kq
    @JohnC-xu3kq Рік тому

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

    • @leafystreet
      @leafystreet  Рік тому

      thank you! hes from Vin Russo at Cutting Edge Herp

  • @gideon9096
    @gideon9096 Рік тому

    Mhm the good stuff :D

  • @OctoBud
    @OctoBud 4 місяці тому

    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?

  • @onechallengeatatime
    @onechallengeatatime 5 місяців тому

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

  • @jaykayvee9985
    @jaykayvee9985 Рік тому

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

  • @dustrock766
    @dustrock766 8 місяців тому +1

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

  • @christopheratwood9213
    @christopheratwood9213 Рік тому

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

  • @andonova6541
    @andonova6541 Рік тому

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

  • @derekkillen7693
    @derekkillen7693 Рік тому

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

  • @tsoonklah
    @tsoonklah 8 місяців тому

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

  • @mrturveydrop
    @mrturveydrop Рік тому

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

  • @rafaputra-et7xl
    @rafaputra-et7xl Рік тому +1

    Please Make More Video

  • @the209bee72
    @the209bee72 8 місяців тому

    He looks exactly like my red tail boa

  • @sammora470
    @sammora470 Рік тому

    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.

  • @KingSkrap
    @KingSkrap Рік тому +1

    Awww

  • @Scullcat
    @Scullcat 8 місяців тому

    I wonder how this project is going

  • @meowpurrr
    @meowpurrr Рік тому

    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
      @leafystreet  Рік тому +2

      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

  • @luansilva4560
    @luansilva4560 6 місяців тому

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

  • @TheGuardianGamerOF
    @TheGuardianGamerOF Рік тому

    "His sister and girlfriend" Sweet home Alabama.

  • @tokec8471
    @tokec8471 Рік тому +1

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

    • @leafystreet
      @leafystreet  Рік тому +2

      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

  • @tarekabulleef8304
    @tarekabulleef8304 Рік тому

    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 🇪🇬

  • @Sakura0754
    @Sakura0754 10 місяців тому

    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 🙃

  • @AnnahSoul
    @AnnahSoul Рік тому +1

    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
      @leafystreet  Рік тому +2

      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
      @AnnahSoul Рік тому

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

    • @swayback7375
      @swayback7375 Рік тому

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

    • @AnnahSoul
      @AnnahSoul Рік тому

      @@swayback7375 which tape. Sorry??

  • @jakestring6027
    @jakestring6027 Рік тому +1

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

    • @leafystreet
      @leafystreet  Рік тому +1

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

  • @anythingadrenaline4515
    @anythingadrenaline4515 Рік тому

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

    • @leafystreet
      @leafystreet  Рік тому +1

      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
      @anythingadrenaline4515 Рік тому

      @@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,

  • @foxbiscuit
    @foxbiscuit Рік тому

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

  • @seven8726
    @seven8726 Рік тому

    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
      @leafystreet  Рік тому +4

      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
      @seven8726 Рік тому

      @@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
      @leafystreet  Рік тому +3

      @@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

  • @SilasLakos
    @SilasLakos 2 місяці тому

    How do you buy reptiles from him.

  • @Bsaw13
    @Bsaw13 Рік тому

    Where was the pvc enclosure built or purchased from

    • @leafystreet
      @leafystreet  Рік тому +1

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

    • @Bsaw13
      @Bsaw13 Рік тому

      @@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!

  • @D1EF0R_MAR1
    @D1EF0R_MAR1 6 місяців тому

    What is the brand of enclosure?

  • @casianosd
    @casianosd 5 місяців тому

    Any updates on this setup?

  • @MsHyphyone
    @MsHyphyone 2 місяці тому

    Why didn’t you make it tall?

  • @pedroamarante5183
    @pedroamarante5183 Рік тому

    Wheres the terrarium update?

    • @leafystreet
      @leafystreet  Рік тому +1

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

  • @basedbane787
    @basedbane787 Рік тому

    Sister and girlfriend ? Must be an Alabama boa

  • @hobodarkness7696
    @hobodarkness7696 Рік тому

    Sup

  • @infamousgamer289
    @infamousgamer289 2 місяці тому

    Did this work out?

    • @leafystreet
      @leafystreet  2 місяці тому +1

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

  • @Dovietail
    @Dovietail Рік тому

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

  • @FoodNerds
    @FoodNerds Рік тому

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

  • @pk_flvx
    @pk_flvx 9 місяців тому

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

  • @forthewyn6400
    @forthewyn6400 Рік тому +4

    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
      @forthewyn6400 Рік тому +3

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

    • @leafystreet
      @leafystreet  Рік тому +7

      pesky landlords and their annoying subterranean pipeline regulations 🙏 thanks Wyn