Many of you locals on here will know that I purchased a baby male green from Kelly awhile back. Well I hadn't posted much on it for awhile because it wasn't feeding. It finally ate a f/t pinky rat last night. It goes to show how stubborn they can be. Most other snakes aclimate sooner than condas. Anyways I'm on my way to a possible '06 breeding.
Also it should be mentioned that Kelly was great throughout the whole process. We mantained an email corespondence constantly. It wasn't like I had bought a snake and been forgotten by the breeder. I do want to say that the word I heard most from Kelly was 'patience'. As eunectes, I, and countless others can attest to condas require patience.
Thank you Kelly you are a respectable dealer/breeder in my book and I appreciate all your help.
On another note, I have discovered that my female prefers around an 82F temp. I was heating a part of the cage to 85F but she did not ever go there. When placed there she would leave immediately. I take temps where she's at at random times and the most common seems to be 82F. This is lower than most boa species i have worked with.
I just wanted to make a post about my male because I was so happy even though I didn't get to see it.
Later
Arik
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Finally ate.
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Good job Arik, Shots all around!!!!
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GOD,I LOVE ANACONDAS!!!!! Eric aka Mr.A
I appreciate your comments. Glad to here he came around. Young greens are pretty timid and are nervous for a while in new surroundings. Most of the ones I've sent out have taken from 1 to 3 weeks to acclimate to their new environment before feeding again. I heard from a guy last week that had one eat the same day it got in. That was extremely unusual, but shows the wide spectrum of acclimation periods even for snakes from the same litter. Patience is definitely the key. Jud and I have noticed over the years the same temperature preference you have found. They seem to prefer temps. between 80 and 85 F. Avoiding any temps. above this range for any length of time. They are without a doubt more tolerant of cooler temps. than most other tropical boids. Thanks again,
Kelly
