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I used one of Henderson's
graphics (by permission) and added two cages (red & blue). Each
black arrow indicates a spot where a tree boa was seen. I'm assuming
these were all night time sightings, but do not know that for
certain. I'm also assuming that those tree boas moved from the outer
edges to the tree's inner areas during the daylight hours.
Just for the sake of discussion, let's be
conservative and say each tree boa never leaves it's tree. Maybe
each tree boa only utilizes 50% of the tree it lives on? Maybe they
roam vertically 10-20 feet per day? Maybe horizontal movement is a
little more restricted, say 10 feet max maybe?
Now lets remove the tree boa from the tree and
stick it in one of those two cages. One cage is 2x3 feet, the other
is 3x2 feet. Look at this scenario for a minute and take it all
in....is the "vertically oriented" (as books, magazine,
websites like to advise) cage really any different to that tree boa
than the horizontal cage?
This is all just speculation so there is no right
or wrong answer. What I can say for sure is what I have seen in my
own collection over the years. When given a tall cage, ATBs tend to
prefer the upper rear corners and use those areas most of the time.
When given long, wide cages, they will use perches and hides in all
areas of the cage and can also be seen stretching out lengthwise
across 2 or 3 branches and resting at almost full body extension. |
