Care Sheet for AnacondasAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 2.83 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 01/26/2007 |
Main Category: | Snakes |
Sub Category: | Anacondas |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | LZ1271 |
Years Experience: | 5 to 10 Years |
Species: | Yellow Anaconda |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | Anaconda, Water Boa, Eunectes notaeus |
Sexing and Characteristics: | Males 6’-8’ Females 7’-12’ |
Mostly Active During: | Both |
Substrate and Water Needs: | 1/3 to 1/2 of cage should be water. The other should be a substrate that is tolerable to water. (rocks, bark, wood chips, ext.) |
Lighting and UVB: | On one side of the cage should be a basking light and on the other a black light, allowing him to choose between day and night. |
Temperatures and Humidity: | Temperature: 90-100 basking
80-85 black light
Humidity: 85-90% Day
65-70% night |
Heating and Equipment: | Just use the right wattage for the size of cage you have so that the temperatures and humidity are good. also with the large amount of water a filter would help keep the tank clean during cleanings. |
Caging Provided: | For mine I have a 60 gallon with 1/3 of the tank covered in about 4" of water. The other 1/4 is small rocks for some land. In the water are branches and fake plants to let him hid and feel safe. I keep the basking light over the land and the black light over the water. I also have a filter for him. |
Diet: | Carnivorous |
Description of Diet: | I’ve discovered that anacondas yellow and green will eat practically anything. Birds, mice, rats, foul, fish, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, ext. I guess because they have not been bred captivily as common as the other large constrictors. They’ll eat underwater, actually they prefer it. I like to feed them something about 25% of their body weight once a month. Unlike most snakes even in captivity they prefer to eat larger meals less often. |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | Just give them a large variety. It will do wonders! |
Maintenance: | They are not that hard to take care of. Just make sure the water is clean between cleanings. |
Some Words on this Species: | They are not extremely large, but their attitudes make up for it and then some. I’ve noticed that they don’t put up much of a show. They won’t usually hiss or puff up. If they don’t want to be handled they’ll just bite. So be prepared. I would not recommend this snake for beginners, but if you’ve had experience with red-tails or Burmese it should be manageable for you. |
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