BOA CONSTRICTORS IN THE WILD! (are we keeping them correctly?) REPTILE ADVENTURES IN ECUADOR (2019)

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  • BOAS CONSTRICTORS IN THE WILD! (are we keeping them correctly?) REPTILE ADVENTURES IN ECUADOR (2019) B. c. imperator vs. B. c. constrictor.
    The Ecuadorian Adventures begin! While touring The Reptile Shop in California, Mike Roscoe and I discuss the differences between the Common Boa and the Red-tailed Boa, I get an impromptu idea to head down to Ecuador to see how these two commonly confused Boa Constrictors are living in the wild to better understand how to care for them in herpetoculture!
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  • @stevenunez
    @stevenunez 5 років тому +280

    He needs his own TV show- this guy is great!

    • @davkaufmansreptileadventures
      @davkaufmansreptileadventures  5 років тому +34

      Thanks Steve! I've actually turned down a couple so far.

    • @stevenunez
      @stevenunez 5 років тому +22

      I'm sure you have good reasons for the rejection but I hope at some point you get the recognition and broadcast opportunity you deserve. You consistently put out great content- congrats and keep it up! @@davkaufmansreptileadventures

    • @mattm7798
      @mattm7798 5 років тому +3

      Exactly. Very well spoken and a good narrator.

    • @Nitidus
      @Nitidus 5 років тому +1

      @@davkaufmansreptileadventures Are there any shows that you (or anyone reading this) like that are similar to this format? Like some person adventuring through the wild discovering and teaching things about such animals?

    • @tonymontanak4866
      @tonymontanak4866 4 роки тому +2

      @@Nitidus brave wilderness on UA-cam it's class a good!!!

  • @jk5012
    @jk5012 5 років тому +168

    dude best information on the difference between bci and bcc I have seen....thanks for sharing this

  • @nataliesreptiles
    @nataliesreptiles 4 роки тому +73

    I love these "Are we keeping them correctly?" videos, because you actually go out into their natural habitat and actually show wild specimens to explain exactly how they live in the wild.
    Also, kinda jealous you get to travel so much. lol

  • @harveymedlicott-revell7069
    @harveymedlicott-revell7069 3 роки тому +20

    On the lure hypothesis, I've personally witnessed my hog Island boa wiggling the very end of his tail as if it were a worm. Almost exactly how a viper would do the same. Its absolutely the reason

  • @WildLife_Perspective
    @WildLife_Perspective 5 років тому +136

    I'm glad that you were making these kind of videos so we as a reptile Community can improve our care for our reptiles. Are you making one for any other reptiles?

  • @elliotmoose1234
    @elliotmoose1234 5 років тому +64

    You are one of the coolest people in this hobby! Doing the legwork with field research is so important, and I really respect your efforts and your passion to learn more about these amazing animals!!

  • @drewholder8015
    @drewholder8015 5 років тому +75

    As a BCC enthusiast/breeder I am glad to finally see a video showcasing BCC, the Ecuadorian variety is a spectacular one. Any plans to visit Suriname? I specialize in Suriname BCC and would love to see them showcased as the Ecuadorian was in this episode. It would be an endeavor but showcasing each of the well known BCC varieties would surely be a well attended series of videos.

    • @davkaufmansreptileadventures
      @davkaufmansreptileadventures  5 років тому +14

      As a matter of fact, yes I do, but I'm not sure when. And yes, I now have footage of them from Ecuador and Peru!

    • @michaelskrip4674
      @michaelskrip4674 5 років тому +7

      Drew, I have seen some of your Surinam Red Tails before and you produce some very nice looking boas. Do you have an email that I could reach you at ? I would love to pick up a baby Suri from you sometime down the road.

  • @thickerconstrictor9037
    @thickerconstrictor9037 4 роки тому +18

    I keep the humidity for my BCC in the mid-80s for the most part. I believe that we should give them as close to their natural habitat as we possibly can. But if we can pick out the beneficial things only and leave some of the key aspects that are detrimental then we should do that. For example, I foodcycle my boas. I feed them a little bit more during late summer through the fall and I feed them little or nothing during the winter. I have had excellent results from this. They grow at a very good rate and they stay muscular and healthy. I also keeps their humidity very high and then certain times of the year I lower it some. It's never around 50% or anything like that but certain times of year I'll keep it around 65 to 70% and other times of the year I will give them more of the 80s to 85%. You just want to keep your conditions clean and you do not want to have it be constantly soaking wet in the enclosure. My substrate is not dressed and soupy, but the humidity is nice and high. I get perfect sheds, and my animals are very healthy. So I love this video. I think we are keeping a lot of the snakes in Worse conditions than we should. Most of my Boas have or will have 8-foot enclosures with places to climb and stretch and hide and I use a lot of fake plants to allow them to have extra cover. My 7 foot anaconda has an 11-foot age with a 400 gallon pond and once he is an adult, a few years down the line I'm planning on providing her an 18 x 10 x 6 enclosure with a massive pond as well. Thanks for posting this video!

    • @maliksmith7074
      @maliksmith7074 2 роки тому

      How do you keep the humidity up without the substrate wet

    • @25siesta
      @25siesta 2 роки тому

      how do you keep the humidity so high? do you use like a automatic mist system or something?

  • @martingreen1099
    @martingreen1099 5 років тому +9

    Just when I thought you couldn't raise the bar any higher, BAM! You come out with this video! This was amazing! So many other youtubers just sit on their beds and talk about reptile care (most of it VERY wrong info) but you actually go to where they are from to teach us about them. You are a rock star dude!!!! It still pisses me off that you don't get the recognition you deserve. Thanks for doing what you do! Rattle On!

  • @jlgonzales2322
    @jlgonzales2322 2 роки тому +8

    Love it! and im surprised that both wild boas you handled are calm with you and not showing their defensive behavior

  • @crockbrown5316
    @crockbrown5316 5 років тому +29

    Watched this when it first came out, now watching it again to give my baby red tail a bioactive!😀😊

    • @davkaufmansreptileadventures
      @davkaufmansreptileadventures  5 років тому +2

      Nice!

    • @dualityofmorons
      @dualityofmorons 3 роки тому

      Same here man….this helps a lot!! The humidity threw me off from what people where saying. But I’ll believe the guy who is there lol

  • @AllCanadianReptileGirl
    @AllCanadianReptileGirl 4 роки тому +5

    Great Video Dav! I recently got a juvenile BCI myself (from the Toronto expo, where we watched your Q&A). Thank you for all the great work you do. I've always loved snakes (and reptiles in general), but was not allowed to get one of my own as my mom was not a fan of "nope ropes" to say the least. Your videos along with a few others like Emily and Clint helped her see them in a new light. We now have several species of snakes and other reptiles and with my new channel, I am on my way to my dream of becoming a herpetologist and reptile educator. This may not have been possible without the work you and other great reptile ambassadors do. Hope to see you at the next Toronto Reptile Expo. Thank you so much! -Annaliese

  • @raba9808
    @raba9808 Рік тому +1

    He put in 15 hours of travel for only 4000 likes.... Great production quality too. He does deserve a tv show

  • @noahparsons7420
    @noahparsons7420 2 місяці тому

    It’s so cool you can learn so much from these videos. He gives you humidity and temp levels and substrate textures pretty much everything you would need to build an enclosure around these reptiles. Great info!

  • @michaelskrip4674
    @michaelskrip4674 5 років тому +17

    Another great video. I love all my BCI morphs but there is something special about the natural beauty of a BCC that can't be beat. I keep both BCI and BCC. I do find that my BCC tend to do better in a warmer and humid environment. Would also like to see you do a video on BCO the Argentine Boa. They're not as common in the pet trade but are a spectacular darker colored sub species of boas. Keep up the great work and Rattle on !

    • @davkaufmansreptileadventures
      @davkaufmansreptileadventures  5 років тому +4

      I'll get back there for those boas as well one day I'm sure.

    • @papamidnightfpv
      @papamidnightfpv 5 років тому +6

      Morphs are cool in our houses but i have a special love for wild types too. I came into snake life w cornsnakes and all the morphs but i find myself drawn to preserving the beauty of localities over morphs.

  • @marccrawford2764
    @marccrawford2764 5 років тому +29

    Man,ahh,man! I want ur life, or at least bring me.with u!! Thise BCC are absolutely beautiful! This video was awesome!

  • @brastongray2480
    @brastongray2480 5 років тому +2

    There's just simply no one else that comes even close to the amount of passion from Dav. Just the lengths he goes to show us this stuff is amazing. It's my dream to see a feature length documentary on the herper culture in general. Kind of like Dav's docs, but just like a big documentary movie focusing on well known and renown herpers/breeders/keepers. It would be do amazing for Dav to host one as he already basically does here.

  • @CatAleah
    @CatAleah 5 років тому +5

    I was waaaaaiting for this video since we talked on the phone yesterday! 😆🐍
    I'm so glad that you ended up finding them!

  • @08hanzy
    @08hanzy 5 років тому +15

    I noticed that my BCC would caudal lure like a green tree python. The tail is bright red and I think they use it to attract prey.

  • @janetaubman8203
    @janetaubman8203 5 років тому +3

    Wow! I loved watching this!
    I have a 16 month old Boa named Evie.
    After two unsuccessful sheds, I realised that I didn’t provide enough humidity for Evie. It really is an excellent point that you make about the living conditions of the red tailed boa and the rainbow boa.
    I placed Evie’s water dish over part of her heat pad and it created a perfect condition for her (there is now visible condensation on the sides of her viv). She had her first PERFECT shed a few days ago! So it turns out that my boa needed a higher humidity to enable her to shed successfully. I don’t have her enclosure as humid as Medusa, our rainbow boa, but it’s somewhere in between the rainbow boa and our rosy boa (Stubby Whub Nuts!)
    Thanks for the videos Dave!
    Kindest regards, Jane

  • @Kimmaline
    @Kimmaline 5 років тому +5

    Dave, I'm digging the boots and shorts look around 15:10. That is some high fashion....you're gonna turn me back to men. 😘😘😘
    I think these are incredibly important videos you are making. Yes, there are differences between wild borne and captive bred snakes, but at the very least we need to be able to question ourselves and think through what we are doing in our enclosures. Our snakes deserve for us to do the absolute best for them that we can.

    • @davkaufmansreptileadventures
      @davkaufmansreptileadventures  5 років тому +1

      Hey, I rock that look! Lol! And thanks for you comment.I totally agree

    • @papamidnightfpv
      @papamidnightfpv 5 років тому +1

      Ooh, its the wildman hair and snake love that got you huh? He does a great job ;-}>

    • @PyroChemdawgxxx
      @PyroChemdawgxxx 5 років тому +2

      Dāv Kaufman's Reptile Adventures You need to lay off those calf workouts 🏋️‍♀️. Pretty soon those hulk calves won’t fit in those boots. 😂

  • @katdee224
    @katdee224 3 роки тому +2

    Wow the tail/fruit comparison is the most interesting thing I've heard for ages. I think you're onto something!!

  • @anastasiaortolano890
    @anastasiaortolano890 5 років тому +15

    I think the new thing where you're going to these animals habitats to see how they really live in if we're keeping them correctly is a great new thing you started. Some of the information we have on keeping some of these animals in captivity is literally at least over 50 years old. I hope this turns into a new series for you going to these animals habitats and basically determining whether we really are keeping them properly or not. A side note though I wonder if this is why people say boas are more difficult to breed ... Maybe it's because we're not keeping them properly in captivity?

  • @LanceKirkman
    @LanceKirkman 5 років тому +11

    Wicked video Dav!
    That's a healthy hypothesis
    Rattle on bro

  • @BillPerryBCPythons
    @BillPerryBCPythons 5 років тому +8

    Fantastic video Dav!! Definitely have to agree about the tail color hypothesis. Thanks for sharing your knowledge on the species!!🐍🐍

    • @davkaufmansreptileadventures
      @davkaufmansreptileadventures  5 років тому

      Thanks. It was an interesting thought. There's got to be a reason for it, and the truth is out there!

  • @jarrettlogsdon6765
    @jarrettlogsdon6765 5 років тому +2

    This is what I love about UA-camrs in the herp community. He spent hundreds of dollars and days of his own time, just to make a 20 minute video about if we're keeping our animals correctly. Sure he enjoys what he does, but he mostly just wants to educate and make us question on whether or not what's considered common husbandry is actually right for the animal. Keep up the good work.
    P.s. you and Brian Barczyk should do a colab sometime

  • @Canebrake069
    @Canebrake069 4 роки тому +3

    I agree with you , I’ve witnessed caudal tail luring in several of my pet boas over the years! Also , I believe it’s a defensive behavior as well to attract attention to the tail instead of the head in case of a predatory attack! Neonatal boas most likely caudal lure birds , lizards & small rodents. And defensively it could also work as bright color warnings as venomous or poisonous to detour attacks!

  • @albertomariacristofani8333
    @albertomariacristofani8333 Рік тому +1

    Hello. As for whether the BCC is raised in the right conditions, I point out that the place where you have been is only one of the habitats where these animals live. By typing on UA-cam "jiboia na natureza" (in Portuguese: "boa in nature") you can find dozens of videos where the BCC is spotted in much drier areas with little vegetation. The bottom line is that it is probably a very adaptable species. Thanks and continue with your valuable work

  • @sspyder181
    @sspyder181 5 років тому +1

    Bro... Your content on this was amazing. The snake gods had your back down there. Really Enjoy your work!

  • @jordi4384
    @jordi4384 5 років тому +1

    Funny thing is I exactly commented something in effect about keeping my surinames at 80 to 82 degrees with humidity at 70 to 80 percent. Great vid Dave!

  • @luotingkun
    @luotingkun 5 років тому +4

    Best boa channel! Love this type of video! THANK YOU DAV!

  • @tonyaction5284
    @tonyaction5284 8 місяців тому

    You have some crazy videos brother!!!! 🔥🔥They never get old!!! My kids and I watch them over and over just for the entertainment and education!!!
    Keep up the good work Dave!!!🤙🏼🤜🏼🤛🏼

  • @andylydon8416
    @andylydon8416 5 років тому +38

    All I can say is holy crap that was an awesome video! I usually check out of videos a couple minutes in but I've watched every one of yours all the way through to the end. I'll say it again, you have the best UA-cam channel in the world and i still don't get how idiots like barfcheck have more subs than you do. Seems very screwed up. Keep on with it man. Rattle On!

  • @blueballsexotics8596
    @blueballsexotics8596 4 роки тому +2

    Amazing how u take us to the actual homeland of these awsome amazing animals. So danm cool

  • @cleoskingdom4943
    @cleoskingdom4943 3 роки тому +2

    We just received an adult BCI from our sons' Boy Scout Camp director--the snake was an education animal for years. We took her in as more or less a favor, but we're colubrid folks and had next to no idea about care. Heck, I didn't know there was BCI and BCC. We did some crash course learning via online articles and communities, and behold--your video is the easiest to follow and most informative. Of course it was! :D

  • @zachvanarsdale7065
    @zachvanarsdale7065 5 років тому +14

    Colombia is another country you can find both BI's and BCC's. The Andes cut right through the country. On the northwest side where Panama connects you find the BI's (where BI's actually get their name "Colombian" despite the fact they come from most of Mexico and Central America), and on the southeast side you find the BCC's.

  • @kayaaliza4816
    @kayaaliza4816 4 роки тому +1

    the amount of education 😍 my brain is healthy now thank you

  • @ibj3
    @ibj3 3 роки тому

    I'm from Suriname and i have a red tail boa living in my garden😄 always climbing trees and chilling outside my home.

  • @tathagataghosh8786
    @tathagataghosh8786 5 років тому +1

    Sir, you should do reptile show in TV !!!!.......you are awesome😀😀😀

  • @dingerelohim3446
    @dingerelohim3446 5 років тому +9

    you nailed it!
    in 25 years I never heard anyone say what is true.
    their red tails are a fruit attraction for their prey.
    good stuff!
    been out of the hobby ten years and fought cancer and other diseases on my own with a true understanding of human and animal health now.
    much has changed and some not for the good.
    staying open minded leaves you ready to receive truth.
    got an email? we should chat as I know many old stories and have missed my brothers.
    coming back with a whole new attitude and outlook in life.
    good form DAV.

  • @eastcoastgecko9938
    @eastcoastgecko9938 5 років тому +1

    I just don’t get it why you don’t have 1,000000 subscribers this channel is awesome!! You sir are the hardest working
    Reptile enthusiasts period

  • @ThePassionOfTheMarc
    @ThePassionOfTheMarc 10 місяців тому

    Aww, You were so much shorter here. This is like the Young Guatemala Kaufman prequels,
    Edit: I want to thank you for your videos.I don't keep reptiles anymore but your videos really fill the void. Thanks for all your hard work. Appreciate you!

  • @donnamorgan144
    @donnamorgan144 5 років тому +8

    Glad he said they are started to not kill them
    That red tail I believe you are right spot of snakes also cladal lure with bright colors or worm white on their tails too
    On their tails too

    • @davkaufmansreptileadventures
      @davkaufmansreptileadventures  5 років тому +1

      Yeah, Dan was a great guy and I wish we had more time to spend on his farm.

    • @donnamorgan144
      @donnamorgan144 5 років тому

      @@davkaufmansreptileadventures
      You have to go back

    • @davkaufmansreptileadventures
      @davkaufmansreptileadventures  5 років тому

      Oh I will!

    • @someonestolemyname13
      @someonestolemyname13 5 років тому

      I have to agree with Dāv's hypothesis about the tail color and your linking it to caudal luring, Donna. I've seen 2 of my bci exhibit what I interpreted as just that. If bci do it then its highly likely that bcc would.

  • @LetsTalkHerps
    @LetsTalkHerps 2 роки тому

    An oldie but a goodie

  • @bjsreef6620
    @bjsreef6620 5 років тому +6

    Great video, you have taken me to school with this one.

  • @ceciliafernandez9376
    @ceciliafernandez9376 5 років тому +1

    Nothing beats wildnatural beauty! Love BCCs. Thanks for sharing.

    • @mr.airgun6921
      @mr.airgun6921 4 роки тому

      You’re right. I used to keep snakes and have no issue with people that do but I kind of feel conflicted when I see them in the wild now. I’ve been obsessed with finding them in the wild my whole life (I’m 43 & still look forward to spring for reptiles) and seen some cool sights in recent years with grass snakes, slow worms and lizards here in the UK. I guess at least we can take comfort the ones we’re keeping are captive bred so it’s really their only life they could have led.
      Seeing that red tail like that in the wild, amazing. Surprised how chill she was. I had a young boa 20 odd years ago that was given to me as a biter, I tried daily to tame him down but he’d smash me every time I got near. Looking back I wonder if he was actually a bit messed up mentally or something. I passed him on to a guy in the trade after a while. My full grown female was so chilled.

  • @Ksane
    @Ksane 10 місяців тому +1

    Just plucked a wild Boa off the branch like he was picking apples 😊

  • @aceclubbs6771
    @aceclubbs6771 3 роки тому

    Went into the archives to watch this gem!

  • @dbros2656
    @dbros2656 5 років тому +2

    I've been doing a lot of research on boas since I am interested in purchasing one and this video really helped clarify some distinctions.

  • @user-ff2gx8fy4e
    @user-ff2gx8fy4e 5 місяців тому

    6:15 YES FANTASTIC ❤❤❤❤

  • @hadvarr8578
    @hadvarr8578 2 роки тому

    I've just found my new favourite UA-camr

  • @andreaslinden3262
    @andreaslinden3262 5 років тому +4

    I love this episode!!!

  • @snakegoddess4696
    @snakegoddess4696 2 роки тому

    Ok I NEEDED this as a first timer preparing to - within the next year - obtain my long awaited, dreamed of boa... I had NO idea to up the humidity and feel stupid for not having thought of such but it makes so much sense!! Look how calm these are, wild caught and I'd imagine not ever before or rarely having had human interaction. Amazing.

  • @lizdyson3627
    @lizdyson3627 4 роки тому +1

    Agreed, great lure.

  • @jorycammon1_
    @jorycammon1_ 5 років тому +3

    Awesome video! Love the knowledge you're dropping on Boas. Keep up the good work!

  • @WhiteGuy97
    @WhiteGuy97 4 роки тому

    MAN! YOU. ARE. THE. BEST.

  • @BHVaranus
    @BHVaranus 5 років тому

    Swear to God I been fighting the war with the hobby about critical humidity for 7 years with several herp. Someone finally reinforced the topic with real habitat proof. bravo...

  • @user-io6xw7zv5o
    @user-io6xw7zv5o 7 місяців тому

    Hi Dave once again another great video. You are the person who has changed my attitude for better, about reptiles in general. I couldn’t even watch a snake eat something. And since I watch your videos my attitude totally changed for a whole lot better. ❤ your trips. Keep ‘em up!!!❤👍

  • @TheEclipsegsx98
    @TheEclipsegsx98 4 роки тому

    Best info videos on how we should keep our reptiles but I'm i the only one that noticed the boas on this video are the most domesticated, tamed and well feed boas in the wild i ever seen.

  • @tdesha100
    @tdesha100 5 років тому

    I love these videos so much because no one else for as long as I have researched has ever gone to actual locations where these snakes are from and compares the climate to how we keep them. It’s amazing and i can’t wait to learn more about it

  • @robertgamez9100
    @robertgamez9100 5 років тому +2

    This is such a great, detailed, and informative video. The best video I have seen in regards of comparing the BCI and the BCC, many of my questions have been answered. Thank you for this video, I plan on getting a pet boa in the near future and found this content very helpful. A+ 👍🏻

  • @BeachHunter2024
    @BeachHunter2024 Місяць тому

    Excellent video and very instructive. I have a BCI, and I love it.

  • @PadulaRanch
    @PadulaRanch 2 роки тому +1

    I also notice the true red tail boa has the iconic rainbow shine in the light. Btw I keep a 2021 born true red tail in an almost same ecosystem you visited. Her enclosure I spray daily with mist and keep her humidity between 70-90% with her cold spot at 80 F and her hot spot ranging from 88-95 F. I always catch my girl off the ground unless she just ate, she lays on the heated substrate before basking in her nocturnal heat light in the trees a few short hours later. Made me feel really awesome my researched paid off and your video confirms it. I like to go over an above for my pets so her upgraded tank will be fully bioactive

  • @6strings735
    @6strings735 5 років тому

    Spot on! Way to show what these animals actually live in. We appreciate your time and energy in your videos!

  • @angelgreen3532
    @angelgreen3532 Рік тому

    Really appreciate the lengths you go to to make these videos!

  • @Allinguts
    @Allinguts 4 роки тому +1

    That boa is really chill to be a wild boa.

    • @fasteddie389
      @fasteddie389 4 роки тому

      Yeah, I was gonna say that.

    • @Rryan8065
      @Rryan8065 6 місяців тому

      Lots of species are very chill. Others not so much

  • @t-bonerising9230
    @t-bonerising9230 5 років тому +1

    Dave, you deserve a million subscribers...

  • @markrumfola9833
    @markrumfola9833 Рік тому

    The Great man Dave knows.

  • @smetlogik
    @smetlogik 5 років тому +2

    10:35 who needs food? What a sweet find Dav! Worth the trip right there my friend, nice job.

  • @simonsmallhorne
    @simonsmallhorne 5 років тому +1

    Great vid, Dave. I appreciate the time, effort and resources you’ve pulled together to give us this vid. Well done and thank you 👍

  • @Manguerah
    @Manguerah Рік тому

    This was freaking Great!

  • @rickysmith8177
    @rickysmith8177 4 роки тому

    I have a female bci and i keep her temps between 88 and 90 with her humidity 60 to 70.i love bcc and bci boas they are just really unique in there own way.

  • @eywasdaughter
    @eywasdaughter 5 років тому +1

    The red tail hypothesis makes a lot of sense to me - especially as it is also thought that baby green tree pythons and emerald tree boas are either red or yellow to blend in with the flowers lower down in the forest levels, then change colour as they mature and ascend to the canopy. Flower-tailed snakes - rather lovely concept!

  • @TheBlackZodiacGhost
    @TheBlackZodiacGhost 5 років тому

    The reason most don't keep B.c.c. like Epicrates sp. is because they're a more heavy-bodied species and most keepers don't have the space to provide the vertical requirements of keeping them in nature-true cages. There's a lot of scale-complications with keeping heavy-bodied snakes in very wet environments, and without anything to really climb up and hang from, they will often develop those complications. A lot just provide a moisture box to provide the B.c.c. with the option, especially during shed.

  • @reebrown4365
    @reebrown4365 3 роки тому

    Best video ever.

  • @peaceupmtown
    @peaceupmtown 5 років тому +32

    Imo, without offence, a lot of the reason why many people keep them (and pretty much any large terresterial snake) the same is because of the stereotype snake keeping mostly seen in the US. Many of the guys still seem to keep a lot of their snakes like they did in the 70s and ignore or aren't aware of any reasearch based on more up-to-date studies. You would most likely see people (particularly in the US) keeping their large/giant terresterial snakes in racks with a heatmat set at 90/92 and a room temp between 75/80, no matter if it's an Python or Boa. The same counts for using fish-tanks with a screen-lid (usually seen in the US), it's not ideal and it is simply out-dated. Because a Rainbow Boa has a name for being an "advanced" species and isn't anything like a large terresterial snake, I think its more likely that people who keep these do more relevant research about them. People just need to get out of their old habits and start doing their own research based on common sense.
    I am not saying that I am against racks (especially not for breeding animals), but I am aware that using those also have disadvantages. While using racks, it's pretty hard to give the animals a good layer of moist substrate that isn't wet on the surface. It would also be a lot harder to use over-head-heating which definetly helps creating a thermal-gradient for the animal and giving it more options (another thing thats commonly hated-on by people who swear heat-mats are the only way to go).
    Keep up the good work, I really enjoy your videos. Greetings from the Netherlands.

    • @davkaufmansreptileadventures
      @davkaufmansreptileadventures  5 років тому +8

      It does seem that way sometimes, but I think we've come a very long way in the past 40 years. Yes, some still cling to old ways, but I think the majority has evolved with the rest of herpetoculture.

    • @peaceupmtown
      @peaceupmtown 5 років тому +2

      @@davkaufmansreptileadventures I totally agree and I wasn't hating by any means. People should always do research based on their specific animal :)
      Keep the good stuf coming! (any chances of a Scrub Python dedicated video?)

    • @davkaufmansreptileadventures
      @davkaufmansreptileadventures  5 років тому +6

      I'll have to keep that in mind. I'm heading back to Australia next, so we'll see what I do. I love Scrubbies.

    • @peaceupmtown
      @peaceupmtown 5 років тому

      @@davkaufmansreptileadventures Thank you in advance! Have fun out there!

    • @scottmeunier6036
      @scottmeunier6036 5 років тому +1

      I've started using radiant panels for heat and feel they are a great way to heat and you are right that hear in the states heat mats are the norm, I'm thinking both would be best with thermostats but placement and size are what I'm struggling with

  • @douggraham6133
    @douggraham6133 Рік тому

    Hey Dav, one definite distinguishable characteristic between BCI / BCC is the red on the tail of BCC wraps around the entire body, look under the tail of any / all BCC'S, and you'll see the red saddles are also under the tails. BCI's do not have red under their tails. Just wanted to mention this. I've never heard anyone point this distinctive feature out in my 43 yrs in this hobby.

  • @trainyourdog7351
    @trainyourdog7351 4 роки тому +1

    Im here from Clint's reptiles and subbed!

  • @mcoker4564
    @mcoker4564 5 років тому +2

    I'd like to thank u for all the hard work I put in! I love ur channel! And btw I’m planning on getting my first bcc in the next week or two. I have several snakes but no boa’s, but these are to amazing not to have one in my collection

  • @paytonmacdonald
    @paytonmacdonald 4 роки тому +1

    Wonderful video. I'm really enjoying digging into your vids. I love the way you're getting out there into the wild and really looking at their natural settings and then thinking about how that might influence our husbandry. You also have a great personality and an obvious passion for the animals. Keep up the great work!

  • @lisaenglert3202
    @lisaenglert3202 2 роки тому

    I would literally be like let’s goooo! Very cool place

  • @barbrafugate2282
    @barbrafugate2282 2 роки тому

    you need a tv show! your a great guy this video is helping me out im looking into getting a boa

  • @chiefchick
    @chiefchick 4 роки тому

    OMG. I went to so many places trying to find a clear cut distinction between the BCI and BCC to help me with deciding which I want to buy and nowhere else has given me the most AWESOME information than HERE!!!! You are awesome!! The pacing is great, the travels are amazing, the information is pertinent and concise, your voice modulation is sooo good to the ear. I can listen to you forever! Thank you!! Now, will someone please get this guy HIS OWN TV SHOW ALREADY!!! If I was rich, I'd produce your show!!!

  • @livingleglessreptiles9160
    @livingleglessreptiles9160 5 років тому +1

    The baby boa in this video I believe to be boa constrictor longicauda as well . Bcl go through a crazy ontogenetic change from babys to adults and the head spear and body pattern and color are very similar

  • @kenamaro3942
    @kenamaro3942 2 роки тому

    I just love a shredding guitar..

  • @franklinmichael671
    @franklinmichael671 5 років тому

    All these videos of reptiles in their wild environment are great, I've been looking for this type of video for years! Thanks so much for making it! Looking forward to more of these

  • @femalefishkeeper6996
    @femalefishkeeper6996 4 роки тому

    Thanks for this video!!! Something finally clicked for me with this video. I think it helped a lot seeing the difference in environments

  • @ResurrectingAtlas
    @ResurrectingAtlas 5 років тому

    you are the most informational guy i have seen in the industry, i hope that one day i can know just half of what you do about reptiles. keep up the quality content, you have earned a regular viewer and permanent subscriber.

  • @carrierose1903
    @carrierose1903 2 роки тому

    I'm getting my first bcc guyana next week and plan to keep him the same as my BRB after watching this. Thanks for the info 👍

  • @michellerogers5866
    @michellerogers5866 2 роки тому

    Amazing how docile the wild boa is. ❤️

  • @timothydevenpeck4876
    @timothydevenpeck4876 2 роки тому

    This video helped, I got two red tail boas at the reptile super show this weekend.

  • @tracieandthecrazyturtle477
    @tracieandthecrazyturtle477 5 років тому

    I love all the info. That red tail was a stunner. Stay awesome and God bless

  • @LILBOOGsBUGCORNER
    @LILBOOGsBUGCORNER 5 років тому

    Wow! Thanks again for helping, teaching, & giving us some real science behind how to care for our animals!

    • @davkaufmansreptileadventures
      @davkaufmansreptileadventures  5 років тому +1

      You're welcome! I really enjoying going to their natural habitats and seeing what they are doing in the wild. There will be more videos like this coming soon

  • @granddaddyHerps
    @granddaddyHerps 5 років тому

    great episode dav. what a beautiful snakebtgat red tail was

  • @WickensWickedReptiles
    @WickensWickedReptiles 5 років тому

    Great video! Love the content

  • @dillonmarino4222
    @dillonmarino4222 5 років тому +2

    Love this your an inspiration dav

  • @TheTwistedTraceur
    @TheTwistedTraceur 5 років тому

    so crazy how okay they were with handling

  • @marcinwkurw3185
    @marcinwkurw3185 5 років тому

    its coool You showing most popular animals in hobby in the wild ! thanks man !

    • @davkaufmansreptileadventures
      @davkaufmansreptileadventures  5 років тому

      I'll have a lot more of these types of videos coming up soon

    • @marcinwkurw3185
      @marcinwkurw3185 5 років тому

      ​@@davkaufmansreptileadventures
      in that case, nothing more than waitng :D Greetings

  • @jdssurf
    @jdssurf 4 роки тому

    To get to pull and interact with that red tail on the tree would be a dream. Still my favorite species from childhood, just awesome.

  • @juanjaurez3186
    @juanjaurez3186 5 років тому

    Absolutely love when you do videos like this Dāv. Awsome, entertaining, and educational. Keep up the good work.