Been keeping Indian pythons a few years now and was thinking of a adding a Green Anaconda to my collection. When I was young most were always WC. Are you Anaconda keepers finding CB ones more calm to keep as pet??
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Green Anaconda as pet
Goldeagle
May 12, 2011 06:39 PM
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spmoberl
May 14, 2011 10:14 AM
I've had good luck with greens. They are great!
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steve
spmoberl
May 14, 2011 10:16 AM
retry of pic
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steve
Kelly_Haller
May 19, 2011 12:41 PM
Captive produced greens typically acclimate to a caged environment much more readily than young wild caught greens, but that is not an absolute. On a few occasions I have seen wild caughts that did very well, but these were very young animals and that is definitely not the norm. Your chances of getting a wild caught green that is over a year old to become a calm, acclimated snake in a captive situation is extremely remote as greens this age and older are notorious for doing very poorly in captivity.
While acquiring a young captive bred green is definitely a major plus, just as important in my opinion is the genetics behind that individual. Calm parents that are genetically prone to becoming acclimated more easily and have nice demeanors will produce young which in general will have these same tendencies. While 100% of the young produced by these calm adults will not necessarily make great captives, your chances of acquiring a nice young green with a good temperament is increased immensely. I would say that well over 95% of the 100 or so greens Jud and I have produced over the last decade have been exceptionally calm animals with no tendencies to bite. They have also been produced from three different bloodlines of proven calm adults. The few that did not prove to be relaxed when handled were not necessarily biters, but were just more active than the others when handled and were just not as calm about being picked up. It is important to remember that the conditions under which a snake is handled can make a difference, and even normally calm tempered snakes can possibly bite when startled.
Kelly
Goldeagle
May 19, 2011 11:53 PM
Hello Kelly,
Is there a ventor you know that can be trusted that his CB are really CB?
Tom
Sarge2004
May 21, 2011 07:18 AM
I highly recommend purchasing one of Kelly Haller and Jud McClanahan's cb green anacondas when available. I have found them to be the tamest of any snakes. Bill
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Kelly_Haller
May 28, 2011 12:13 AM
Tom,
There are a few ways to ensure captive born greens, and one is to choose a breeder that you know has a breeding group of greens and is known to be a conscience and reliable person. The one thing you should also ask for from the breeder are photos of his adults breeding and also photos of the birth of the young, or just after the birth before the clean-up. True breeding and birth of green anacondas in captivity is extremely rare, and anyone that is actually successful with this is going to have photos. I would be highly suspect of the claim of true captive bred greens without the photographic evidence. This is mainly because occasionally a gravid, wild caught green is captured and kept until the young are born. These are usually listed by the seller as captive born. This may be technically true, but it is not in line with the definition most people are looking for. Photographic evidence of copulation is still your best bet.
Kelly
