breeding in black/white cages?

[tattooed_rose]

i read that boas have a fairly low success rate when bred in white cages and that they have a significantly higher success rate in black cages. do any of you have any experience with both or know if this is true? i am hoping the big guy will share some words of wisdom because i'm sure he's tried just about everything under the sun.

[denny_rimes]

Hey Rose,

I have read the same thing. However I have zero experience with breeding boas in anything other than black cages. I can tell you that 2 of the 3 females we had with males this year are now gravid. All residing in black cages.

Denny ;D

[ShannGo3]

So if you have a wooden cage but it is white inside, how is the safest way to make it black? Is there a safe paint that can be used? Or will it produce fumes when the CHE is on?

[denny_rimes]

Good question Shannon. I'm not sure what would be best. I suppose if you used a urethane coating and let it dry thoroughly. Or maybe some sort of contact paper might work too. You might consider just partially covering the front and controlling the ambient lighting conditions too.

Denny ;D

[tattooed_rose]

yeah, i have 3 white boaphiles and i was wondering about the black construction paper thing. you can bet i won't be buying any white cages anymore. does anyone know if covering the inside of the cage with black paper would work?

[CyberSerpents]

I have black, white and gray cages and have not noticed any significant difference. As a matter of fact, after reading this post I checked to see if there is any difference in the number of gravid females compared to the cage color their housed. I have one more gravid female in a white cage than in black or gray. I my opinion I would say that the environment the cage is in would have more influence than the cage color. The last time I was in any room and the lights were off everything was black.

[dberes]

Well.... If you think about it... Jeff Ronne had been breeding his boas in melamine cages for years before his new boaphile plastic cages. The pictures in the boa manuel showed they were white. I believe its got to do more with the male and female compatibility. I'm sure the enviroment helps a lot too. It would be cool if Jeff could tap in with some information on this subject. ;D I myself have now bred boas in a glass terrarium, a neodesha cage (yellow), and a white melamine cage. I haven't noticed any difference. Hopefully a black cage to some day since its my favorite color :)

Later,
Drenton