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Hello,

Ben Renick explained some of the info already, but i would like to hear other peoples view on this too..
Hope you can help me out with some questions..:
I am thinking of getting a pair of greens. Got a group of retics now. How are greens in terms of stressfull animals compared to retics and burms ? And how are they ,again compared to retics and burms, with their health ? In my experience retics are much more hardy then burms(get a RI pretty quick).
Some people tell me that greens tend to defecate every day, is that true ? Are they easily kept on newspaper or does that give you to much cleaning days in a week (because of the frequent defecation) ?
Lot's of questions, but hope you will help me out with these..

Best regards,

Michiel Kooiman , the Netherlands

In strictly a general sense, greens are a more nervous snake as compared to most other boids. However, with that said, it ultimately comes down to the genetics of the parent stock. Some greens are as calm as the most well behaved burmese, while others are extremely aggressive to say the least. Check out the temperament of the parents if at all possible.

Health wise, from my experience, greens are a very hardy boid, and I have personally never had one that has shown any type of health issue, even though they prefer temps in the low 80's F. As far as defecations, I don't believe they are any more frequent than other boids, however, they will deposit urates on a more regular basis than most boids. Hopefully others will share some of their experiences as well.

Kelly

Thanks Kelly !

I will tell you from a newer person who got one. I got a male green from Kelly. He is great. He is very calm and reminds me of the burm I had. I keep him on newspaper and just a drinking bowl. He has a great feeding response, and is always looking for food when the door opens. I could not be happier with him. Kelly told me the parents were calm, so in my opinion, if you get one go with Kelly. He is always answering e-mails and questions. He would not send me the snake until it was eating reg.
My retics are always on the move, never want to be just held, this one just sits there,like my burm did. I could not be happier. As far as RI, not sure. I know my pythons when they get bigger have gotten it but my boa has not.

Good Luck.
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0.2 Rotts
1.0 Super Tiger
1.0 Amel Retic
0.1 Ball Python
0.1 Red Tail
0.1 Blood Python
1.0 Green Ananconda
1.0 Emerald Tree Boa

I have both a female green anaconda and yellow anaconda. The green is about 7.5 years old and is about 14 to 15 feet and 170 lbs. The yellow is about 6 years old and is about 9 feet and 50 lbs. Both are well behaved. The green has always been very well mannered and is a very docile snake. The yellow took some work, but now is very tractable and is a very well behaved snake. The green is housed in a 8 foot by 6 foot Rubbermaid shed that I customed out to hold her. She has a 5 foot Kane heat pad and a 150 gallon pond (Rubbermaid stock tank) that is heated to 80 degrees with a pvc incased 350 watt titanium heater. Her pond is dropped 2 times per week (unless she urates and /or passes fecal in it) and is bleached everytime she soils it or once per week otherwise. I keep her on duglas fir bark substrate with a humidity of 70 to 80 percent. She is fed one 8 to 12 pound rabbit every 8 to 9 weeks. During the spring, summer, and fall I also take her outside in my fenced backyard so that she can bask and swim in a very large plastic pool. Yup, she is my pride and joy! Anyway, the green anaconda is only messy following her feed. It takes about 3 to 4 weeks for her to pass all of the rabbit out of her system. The yellow anaconda is housed in a 6 foot Vision cage with a heated pond. She is kept on newspaper. She is one of the most labor intensive snakes I have. Although she is fed only every 5 to 6 weeks, she urates constantly and passes fecal for weeks following her feedings. I love her to death, but I am glad I only own one . Compared to my retics, rocks, scrub, and tree boa these snakes are a bit more work. The green is allot of work for 3 out of every 9 weeks, and the yellow is a 3 to 5 day per week change of newspaper and disinfecting of cage and pond. Both are great snakes, but both require serious housing considerations. Both of mine are either CB or CBB, and having seen wild caughts I can tell you that they are snakes you should avoid like the plague. There are many people breeding yellows and of course Kelly and a few others breeding greens. Whatever the difference in cost is, CB is the only way to go. I hope this helps.
Best Regards,
Shane