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Hello my name is Bobby and I am interested in a baby male yellow anaconda. I would get a green except i do not have enough room in my house so I wouldn't be able to keep it when it was fully grown. I have experience with snakes. I currently have a ball python and a brazilian rainbow boa.Where I live there are wild garters and kingsnakes and sometimes I capture and handle those but let them back into the wild so I am somewhat experienced. What size(in gallons please) of tank do I need. Maybe some descriptions of their behavior and/or pics. Also about what months do stores get babies in.

I would not recomend getting them from a store, often times they are imported and unsexed. THey are a higher level snake and can be very tricky and are much faster and quick tempered than a ball python. They are poop machines as well so be prepared. You would need a minimum of a 55 gal enclosure for a male yellow anaconda. You can expect to find babies almost year around but spring is your best bet. Mark Petros has a few yellow anacondas now and they are very nice. You can be assured with his that they are eating well and the nicest and healthiest around. be aware you need to love this snake oryou will get sick of the work you might end of having to do.

Well bobby you do sound rather young? a male yellow anaconda will get over 10 feet. females will get over 14 feet. a cage for them is measured more in feet then gallions. yellows in general not saying all are but most are nippy and picky eatters. by far anacondas are the hardest snake to keep. if u do not devote 100% to them u will have some major problems.

CrazyCody

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Really I heard males got on average 6-8 feet. I understand about the care though and make sure and look into it more.

The care for any conda male or female goes way beyond the expierence of BRB's and ball pythons. Although a yellow male would be the best choice, these snakes seem to have mood swings all the time, picky eaters especially while young, lots of money to care for(food, housing, vet bills), and lots of cleaning up to do. I find myself cleaning poop out of my females cage every single day regardless if she has eaten recently. They require daily water changes if not twice a day. Just thought I'd put a little input in, how much do you already know about the care of this species? Like crazycody said, if you don't dedicate TONS of time to your conda you could have a serious problem on your hands when it reaches good size with a bad attitude.

I would not say they are the hardest snake to keep. Males should not grow over 10 ft either. There are not very many green males over the 10 ft mark. They are difficult and can be a pain like cody said, but I think he may be exagerating a little to make sure you know what you are getting into before jumping into a difficult animal. I would have to say anacondasd are pretty hardy snakes to tell you the truth. More difficult I would say would be Bitis nasicornis, black tail cribos, boomslangs, morellia viridis, and many more.

I agree, they are by far not the hardest snakes to keep. While they do seem to require more one on one than most boids, it isn't anything someone can't put the effort into successfully.

I have kept dozens of kinds of snakes before. I'd rank Yellow Anacondas on the easier end of the spectrum.

Well bobby you do sound rather young? a male yellow anaconda will get over 10 feet. females will get over 14 feet. a cage for them is measured more in feet then gallions. yellows in general not saying all are but most are nippy and picky eatters. by far anacondas are the hardest snake to keep. if u do not devote 100% to them u will have some major problems.

Please don't take my post as an attack on you, it is not. However your post seems more like a post to discourage him rather than give him honest advice.

Your comments on length are not entirely accurate. Those are projected maximums, and while it is indeed possible for an individual to reach or exceed them, saying one WILL is not accurate. In my experience its hard to find a yellow much over 10 feet long period. They are out there, but are not very numerous.

Also in my experience yellows as CB babies are as variable in temperment as any other boid. I have seen them come out as calm as can be and I have seen some real chainsaws. As with most baby boids though, interaction can make them very calm in a short period of time. They are intelligent snakes and gaining one's trust is a matter of showing it you will not harm it, then it will decide if it wants to be friends or not for lack of a better way to put it.

They are not the hardest snakes to keep, no by a long shot. Overall in snakes, yellow anaconda's in my experience are on the easy side of the spectrum. To someone who doesn't have a good deal of experience, yes, yellow anacondas can be a challenge. Start off with a nice CB baby though and your issues will be minimized. With proper care and dedication that you should really give to any snake, a yellow anaconda can grow to be a most impressive snake.

Again, I am not attacking you, but all too often in these KS forums I see posts that try and discourage rather than offer practical advice and facts.

Would I suggest a yellow as a first snake? No. Would I suggest one to a person with some experiece and who is looking to move up so to speak? Yes. They are a good species for that.

Just be prepared for 30 yr dedication. M. Petros is a good breeder. I got mine from Arkansas Valley Reptiles owned by Dr. Chris Thorgenson. He still has offspring fron this year. Plus he is getting out of the herp biz so he's reduced his prices for yellows to $90 plus shipping($35). That's cheaper than what I paid for my female. If you would like his phone number send me an email at amphiumatriactylum@yahoo.com. The pic is of my female from him and I've been nothing less than pleased with her. Great feeding response, little nippy at first but has calmed down, IMO a great disposition. Steven

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Oops, I was wrong on the price. He is asking $99 shipped!! So that's an even better deal.
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"I am all that is Divine, I am all that is Evil.
I am the one who brings forth Death,
On the wings of a Weevil." JSKII