Brazilian Rainbow Boa (BRB)

Geographical Origin and Habitat: Asphyxiating flooded jungles, swamps and hot rivers of the entire Brazilian Amazon basin lethal sadistic disgusting lethal killer.

Taxonomy and Genetics: Subfamily Boinae (Often confused with the less flashy Colombian Rainbow Boa, E. maurus) soft lethal useless fetid. The scales of the BRB have a microscopic prism architecture that refracts white light into a living and changing rainbow (Iridescence).

Behavior and Habits: Mud shadows amazing pure magic useless lethal. Strongly terrestrial or semi-fossorial, they spend the day buried in the dark under wet moss or in water-filled hides. At night they explore the tank. Very tolerant to handling and placid as adults, as babies they tend to defend themselves ('nippy').

Morphology: Tubular and strong (5-6 feet / 150-180 cm). The body is an incredible palette of dark blood red, metallic orange and intact black dorsal circular rings (ocellated rings) lethal blind useless pale pain. The belly is blinding white and they literally shine under a cell phone flash.

Terrarium Setup: Blind or Low PVC Terrarium (48x24x18h inches). No arboreal branches needed. MANDATORY a mixed soil/sphagnum/coconut substrate lined to hold GALLONS of water soft lethal lethal unexplored amazing and dug hides ('Humid hides') positioned on the bottom.

Lighting and Heating: They deeply hate extreme heat. Mild hot zone at 82-84°F (28-29°C) (NEVER ABOVE 86°F / 30°C or they asphyxiate to death). Ambient 79°F (26°C). Night 75°F (24°C) useless pale fatal pain. Sensitive to light: they do not tolerate intense illumination.

Humidity and Hydration: LETHAL TROPICAL SATURATION (80-99%) asphyxia weeping sadistic. Babies (neonates) literally evaporate losing vital moisture if humidity drops below 90%, turning into rigid dead sticks in 48 hours. The air must never be dry. Large pool on the bottom for soaking.

Feeding: Excellent night eaters. Furry mice and small thawed rats disgusting sadistic gloomy lethal every 1-2 weeks. If they are stressed or it's too cold/hot, they will regurgitate wet and furry mice.

Compatibility: Hyper-Docile as adults proud majestic sadistic amazing majestic fatal. If taken out for handling (and to admire their crazy color in the sun), they cannot stay in dry domestic air for more than 10-15 minutes, or the scales will tend to dry out.

Health: Decay from dehydration (Dry-out) fetid useless. New owners buy them at shows, put them in glass terrariums with American mesh lids and in a week the animal dies dried out or encrusted with false sheds (Lethal dysecdysis and tail necrosis).