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Hi!
I'm interested in some informations about breeding emerald tree boas. Now i don't own any of them but i like em alot and i'm interested in buying a pair and try to breed them. If i'll buy a Wc pair that is quite long term captive, well estabilished, feeding without any regurgitation problem and free from parasites, have i a good possibility of succesfull breeding? I'll surely keep em in optimal conditions with temp/humid. cycling during breeding season.
Can you tell me your experiences with them?
Thank you very much!
Fla

Hello,

There are some very nice captive bred animals being sold right now for around the same price as you will pay for a wild caught or even LTC adult. Do what the guy did a few threads down did... Which is buy your captive stock and grow them up yourself and then breed them.. There are so many animals out there that might even look not too bad and then in time start showing problems.. regurge etc.. Just my thoughts..

Rob

Hey,

I don't keep ETBs, but I do keep and breed ATBs, and many other snakes. But like Rob said, only buy good captive bred from a good breeder. I bought a WC male ATB trying to safe money and now I may not even be able to breed him, he was a 4 year old captive when I got him, and I have had him for nearly 2 years now and he has been a big problem eater, and my result in no breeding this year. Also with David Beareds experence with WC ATBs, he bought one from a petstore and had it die on him a few days later. How ever, CB is not all good, captive bred animals that are poorly taken care of in dirty inclosers can be just as bad as WC ones. So really take your time picking somthing out, ask for records and dont go by the one pic the send you, ask for more. If they dont want to give you this info then move on to the next add. Its to much monney to risk, you could lose allot or you could safe allot, but the chances for losing your money and with a allot of hassle are much greater with WC. Also, like I have said, I have never kept ETBS, but it may not hurt to buy a sub-adult and raise it to adult hood, and will give you a good year to get used to care foring these guys before you jump into breeding.
Any how,
Good luck!
Philip
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Hi,
As was previously mentioned starting with cbb animals and raising them up is the best move for the most part. However, our first successful breeding was with LTC animals and by LTC I mean 2 years minimum. I think it is wrong for someone to call 2-6 month held wc animals LTC as we have lost animals after 18 months. Remember, emeralds are known to "mask" problems well, usually until it is too late to take action.

Anyway to answer your question about breeding, I find it most beneficial to have multiple males. We have had females that go "balistic" with one male, constantly moving away from him and musking heavily, only to be receptive to a second male. We have also had males that seem "clueless" about what to do. Sometimes little tricks work to get them going, but that involves having a second male. Also they must be very comfortable with their surroundings and environment. We tried a female last year that was just out of quarantine and she would have nothing to do with any male. Last night we tried her again and although we haven't witnessed any copulations yet, she is being very receptive to the male. These are just our experiences and observations. Good luck with whatever you decide!
CraigC