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Which Anaconda makes a better addition to a collection? which is easier to handle and tame?

That all depends on you. A Anaconda should not be a snake for a beginner or some one who has only had a ball python or to. A Anaconda will let you know very quickly that you made a mistake with them be ripping you a new one. Anacondas are stronger than anyother snake in the world and you have to have the knowledge to work with these snakes. If done properly a Anaconda green or yellow makes a great pet.

My female tiger is the same way, if i touch her wrong she gets pissy. I was only wondering whic in the long run would make a better pet. thanks for you help I might just stick to my Burms and Retics

do you mean a tiger retic or a tiger as in big big cat?
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` A friend of mine has a huge female coastal Rosy Boa. That means she's well over 40 inches. She is harder to handle than any of my Pythons, Boas, or Anacondas.
` This Rosy is an adult, and has not been handled, except for the necessities of husbandry, when gloves are used. She can eat a rat of almost medium size, and more than one!
` Each time you take her out, she fools you into thinking it's going to be OK. It never is. She's very calm, and doesn't try to get away, at all. She just waits until you're off guard. Then, she goes for your face. If you keep her away from your face, she goes for the tender parts, usually between the fingers, down where it's webbed. [ I'm in the Pacific Northwest, and yes my fingers are slightly webbed, most are, around here ]. She grabs on, and chews. She won't let go. She is a vicious and mean critter. I am afraid of her, and I have some big snakes!
` The answer to your question is that there is no answer to that question because they are all individuals. Generalizing about Boid behavior is as pointless as saying, " all people from ......, are no good".
` Which is easier to handle and tame, and handle, a Wire Haired Terrier, or a Rottweiler?
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I have also been debating for a very long time about a yellow or a green. Of course if it is a green I am going with a male. And I have talked to alot of people about them, and I feel they got a wrap like the retic did in the 80's, nasty but with breeding them instead of capturing them they have calmed down. But I know what your going through, just when I think I am ready I back off, and that tells me I am not ready for one yet. I think it is just because they are not as common as others, and I know if I get one its going to be a commitment for life. And everyone else I talk to talks me out of getting one. But from what I see both can be great snakes, just on how you raise it.

Oh ya DFR, Rotts all the way. hahahaha

I believe that genetics also are a big contributor to its behavior. I have sold my breeders in order to make room for more docile anacondas wich will be I am goin to buy after they are born. Hopefully from the parents of DFR's snakes. And if I were goin to get a green anaconda I would also feed it Rotts. KIDDING!!!LMAO

I completely agree with Mr. Anaconda on this one. In my experience, the bulk of an anaconda's agressiveness (or lack of) is determinmed in the genes. I have had anacondas (mostly yellow) that I aquired as babies and raised them up, handling them every day and feeding them well. None ever showed any signs of calming down. As a matter of fact, they all got worse as time goes on. I now have a five-foot male yellow that viciously strikes the glass each time someone walks in and past the cage. He is super-hardy, eats voraciously, and is gorgeous, he just hates people.

However, this may be largely due to the fact that most of the yellow anacondas I had were from the same breeder. I believe genetics play a huge role in this game. I know of some people who have relatively docile yellows (DFR, for example). Many are very tractable animals, no doubt. What I would do is seek a breeder who has a reputation for not only healthy animals, but tame(er). This may help if you are choosing an animal for a pet to handle and enjoy hands-on.

Hope this helps.

Joe

P.S. I have had the same results with greens, but have worked less with them. And I hear NERD is known for thier docile anacondas. However, I have never dealt with them, so don't take my word for it.

Thanks for your help. My tiger retic is small but she has a mind of her own also. she has her handleable calm days, and her piss flying, random striking, killer instinct days. By the way i have a baby Rot that soo far has been ok.