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 New Baby Green

I got a green anaconda that is 2-3 ft long about 2 weeks ago. I try to handle him daily since I know if they arent handled they can be become very aggressive. He actually tagged my ex the night we got him but has yet to even strike since then. How ever since he did bite I am scared hes gonna again. I handle him with gloves and long sleve shirt on so that it wont hurt as bad. I don’t wanna give him up either but how do i get over this stupid fear lol. Doesn’t help I had to give up a female burm cuz she struck anytime I walked past the cage no matter what lol.
01/21/08  08:28pm

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   Message To: Flirty   In reference to Message Id: 1588813


 New Baby Green

hello

welcome to the wonderful world of anacondas . i had about a 6 foot green that never bit me and then all of sudden it would sneak in a bite every now and then . anacondas are so unpredictable and i personally would never consider one tame just one might tolerate being handled more then others. the more you handle it the more it will get use to being handled of course but if you fear it biting you now what are you going to feel about the snake when it gets 6 or 8 feet long?

anacondas are very strong snakes and very unpredictable so jjust be careful and i would love to see some pics

thanks
01/22/08  12:39am

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 New Baby Green

I handle him daily still even though I keep thinking he is gonna bite and I know more then likly one of these days I’m gonna get bit by him. I wont let this stupid fear keep me from having him cuz he is my fave snake and I just love having him. Would he do better at 3ft in a smaller enclouser like how a bp is or is he fine in the 40 gallon breeder tank I have him in. Yes the humidity and the temps are right to amazingly. He eats a rat hopper every week without a problem also but thiking of uping his meal to a small rat cuz the hoppers look way to small for him.



01/22/08  07:51pm

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 New Baby Green

hello

if the temps are good and the humidity is at 60% or close then that should be great...
i usually keep my smaller anacondas in 10 gallon size setups once they hit the 4 to 5 foot range i will put them in a 20 gallon long setup and of course with a side cooler then the other and a hide box i also only allow my anacondas a soak bowl no more then a couple of days a week as my anacondas are all fat and lazy and they will just lay in there soak bowls all week and that will lead to water blisters.

and as far as feeder size the rule of thumb is the meal shouldnt be no larger then the snakes biggest area which is usually the half way point of the snake...but this rule is always broken....i m guilty (lol)

sounds like u r doing everything right . and as far as being bitten is going to happen sooner or later and its not that bad .

here is a pic of one of my 3 foot males bites . the bites are worth having a anaconda in my opinion . and i speak on both sides of the temperments i have both very docile anacondas and very agressive anacondas . i tend to sale or trade off the more agressive ones , but i think i have a very good collection of anacondas (lol)



lmk

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01/23/08  01:19am

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 New Baby Green

Yea he tagged my ex the night I got him. I turned over a 3 ft burmese python that was a blotched grantie becasue it was attacking anything and everythign that came near it no matter what we did. The shop owner took the snake back and gave me a credit and then 2 weeks later my ex was there and saw this guy. Held him for a couple hours and he was a perfect doll. Since it was my credit he had to see if i wanted teh snake and i figured if hes sweet enough sure. I put him a tub set up at first and that night my ex wanted to hold him and even though the snake slithered away he persisted and that’s the only time the snake has even struck out and that was his own fault lol. Of course I laughed and it bled a bit but was so small of a bite lol. I have him a 40 gallon aquarium with 2 hides, a water dish in the middle then crypress bark that was heat treated as a substrate to help the humidity. The snake wont come out of the warm hide for anythign though so I am starting to think he’s to stressed in that cage and thinking of moving him down to a 26 gallon long I have iwth heating pad and such. Not sure what to do on that end though. keep him in the bigger tank or move him down in size. Before I put in the bigger tank he was soaking fora couple hours a day but was moving thorugh out the cage.
01/23/08  07:32pm

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   Message To: Anaconda_seeker   In reference to Message Id: 1590669


 New Baby Green

do you have any anacondas you wana sell?
01/23/08  07:36pm

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 New Baby Green

hello

my smaller anacondas if provided a hide will stay in there all day long , and raom around at night . i work nights so i see them most of the time lol...my adults are big and lazy and think not to much will hurt them so they are pretty content and just move about when ever except when a soak tub is introduced and thats where they stay until i remove it.
40 gallon setup does seem a bit large if you ask me and a smaller tank is easier to maintain humidity and temps and overall i have found out that smaller snakes like smaller enclosures.

lmk

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01/23/08  07:46pm

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 New Baby Green

I have the tank set up to where the warm side is about 90 and the cool is around 80-85 dependign on time of day. I have moss in there with him to and the humidiyt stays at around 65% so that’s all under control. I’ll either add more stuff to not have so much room empty or maybe just down grade him till he gets bigger. Like I said he was out and moving and regulating and soaking in the tub but now he wont come out and im a night owl...up till like 2 am and have yet to see him out of the hide. maybe im still missing it?
01/23/08  08:14pm


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