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Any anaconda experts out there to give me a word of advise please??????
I am an intermediate reptile keeper who is currently keeping a ball python and a columbian red tail in a single 260 gallon reptarium. They are around 2 years of age and have been introduced into their single habitat as neonates. They have been living with each other for 2 years now. I am buying a yellow anaconda neonate next month and have the following questions left kinda in the mist:

Would it be a wise idea to introduce the anaconda into my 260 gallon habitat with the python and the boa living in it? I personally doubt that they will accept the new comer....What do you guys think?

I think it is best to get a seperate habitat for it and leave it alone. I am looking at a 40 gallon tank to start out with for a baby yellow for at least first 5 months of development....i an calcualting that it a decent size tank for it....????????

Any adequete replies will be appreciated..... thanks people

Well sometimes they nip cage mates so perhaps you should make plans to keep it separate. Males do not grow as large as females so that is a consideration when making your selection.

Dan

To be really honest I don't think it's all that wise to house a python and boa together in the first place, especially in a reptarium, aren't those made for chameleons mainly? I deffidently wouldn't advise housing a neonate yellow in the cage, he will most likely become very stressed if you do so. You might want to think about getting them each their own and proper enclosure. Boas can carry deseases that will kill a python, there should never be any inter-species housing. I'm not trying to give you a hard time or anything though, I'm just letting you know. But no, I wouldn't introduce it, keep it seperated always, you might want to start it off in a 20 gal. also, at least until it's feeding, just to reduce some stress on the snake.
~Ben
1.0 Green Anaconda
0.1 Green x Yellow Anaconda
0.0.1 Anery Anaconda
1.0 Super Tiger Retic
1.0 D'Alberts python
0.1 Amazon Tree Boa

I would not be housing any of the snakes together. The yellow anaconda comes from a genus well knwon for eating reptiles including snakes (I have eye witnessed this). While the snake will be young when you get it...you are running a risk of it being stressed or killed and possibly eating one of your other snakes once it passes their size. Depending on your boa locality this could be assured. I also agree with ben in saying it is not wise to be keeping the ball and the boa together...but to each their own. Just please do not do it with the yellow anaconda. Be aware the yellow anaconda is a much faster snake with a very different temper than the other 2. They can be extremely calm but most will be quick tempered and are not the type of snake to strike whatever is in front of them. They will turn over 180 degrees to hit their target if they desire. Just a handling caution if you have not worked with them.

I think the 40 would be good for a while. I have a few yellows which have not passed the size of a 40 gal and they are nearly 2 years old. I believe this has more to do with their original care beeing on very low feeding.

Good luck.

Ben R. How about some picks of that amazon on here. I think nobody will mind

lol, Here you are, these were taken today, sorry the first one is kind of fuzzy, I don't know why it always happens but the pics I take of the Amazon always end up blurred for some reason. Anyways, here you go! I can't believe I bought this little girl as a pink phase though, all it's pink has turned to red, and without all the flash it's more of a dark orange, like the first pic.


Since this is the Anaconda forum also, here is a pic of the Anery. It has taken two meals so far! Still quite tame also!

~Ben

I agree with Dan,Ben and Gavin on the interspecies housing. As far as the yellow a 40 would be good until it reached 1 1/2 yrs or around 5 ft. My female is currently in a 40 and about or over 5 ft. She is getting a new home soon. She will be 14 months on the 11th of this month. I'll try to get a new pic of her on here tuesday.
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` The question is, which Anaconda. Would you put two dogs together? Same thing, which dogs? Say, two German Shepherds.? Any two, or which two?
` If you're going to keep snakes in community, do ALL the homework. Health, quarantine, individual suitability of EACH animal. Not by species, by individual. Most of the dogma about environment is in not accurate. 80-85 degrees, with 70% humidity is the same in South America, Africa, and Asia.
` Putting ( healthy ) neonates together doesn't mean that they won't grow into unsuitable individuals for community.
` I have one Yellow Anaconda, out of a dozen or so currently, who will not tolerate community. She did fine until she reached around 11 feet, at about 4 years, then she got aggressive towards other snakes, but not towards humans.

` Bottom line: keeping them in community opens up many new hazards that won't occur in individual husbandry. You may feel bad if you start using up snakes, but for them, it's a disaster. Advanced husbandry requires long experience, and there is no substitute. Anacondas can be MUCH more challenging to keep than other Boas, and many of the smaller Pythons, especially when mature! By the way, any species of Boid will eat another snake. It's just a matter of necessity, means and opportunity.

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