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Hi everybody, I need your opinion about it

I know somebody who sells a female green anaconda. She's a wild caugh and she measures hardly 4 feet. It will make 2 years that this guy have this snake in captivity and she did not really grow in this 2 years...

She is super gentle and I wonder whether I should buy it. But its intrigues me for its size vs age. Perhaps she is older than that? But she is so small but really not thin. She's top shape!
Will she become large adult or she will remain undoubtedly small? I would like to have a super tame green anaconda but not too large. She really does not eat much, maybe one rat to 3 week or month, finally, when she decide to eat.

Tell me what do you think...

Thank you

(sorry for my poor english)

*ReTiKe*

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` Wild caught snakes usually have parasites in their gut. Until they are removed, these parasites can cause feeding and digestion problems. These parasites are contagious through oral and anal discharge. It is not unusual for a sick snake to seem tame or gentle, when in fact, it is weak. I've seen plenty of wild caught snakes that were quite tame, and healthy. All of them had been treated by a vet for the parasites. When a female Green Anaconda has grown to less than 4 feet in two, or more years, something is wrong. That snake should go to a doctor, whether you buy it, or not !
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