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[DeathsPyro12]

Does anyone here keep green anacondas? Always wanted to get one, but its put off for now. Wouldn't mind seeing anyone's enclosures(and animals of course), while I try to be patient.

 

[mrbonzai211]

I saw one for sale a few years ago and I have never felt so sick in my life. There is no one in the world, outside of being a professional herpetologist, that can properly care for this type of animal. It's literally like trying to house an elephant in your basement, and oh yeah, it can and will eat you... in fact, it will get so big that it could eat a water buffalo.

Do you honestly think you can care for a 30-40 foot snake? Really dude? You think you can safely handle it? And what would you even plan on feeding something that big because guess what, it's not going to accept mice from your local pet store.

 

[neubii18]

I saw one for sale a few years ago and I have never felt so sick in my life. There is no one in the world, outside of being a professional herpetologist, that can properly care for this type of animal. It's literally like trying to house an elephant in your basement, and oh yeah, it can and will eat you... in fact, it will get so big that it could eat a water buffalo.

Do you honestly think you can care for a 30-40 foot snake? Really dude? You think you can safely handle it? And what would you even plan on feeding something that big because guess what, it's not going to accept mice from your local pet store.

This was a little harsh,but very true.However,they take quite a while to reach 30-40 feet.I personally wouldn't ever get one,but if you honestly think you can keep it responsibly,and NOT let it go when it gets too big,I say go for it.They are absolutely gorgeous snakes,but are,IMHO,best left to zoos and scientists with studies,or else better left in the wild.Just my 2 cents though.Don't ever let anyone tell you to not do what you want to do.If you honestly think you can handle it,I say go for it!

 

[Najakeeper]

I had one for a while. You need a room with a heated pool for a snake like that. It surely is a serous responsibility, like getting a crocodilian.

 

[DeathsPyro12]

Where is there ANY proof of them hitting 40 feet? Please I would love to see that. Now I'm not ignorant so don't come off talkin to me like I am. I know they reach great lengths and weights of 400 lbs plus. I know the care for them, I asked if anyone here had one, and if so for pictures. Lol if I let anyone tell me what to do I wouldn't be going into the USMC. Which is why I said its put off. So people, no BS here, I made a simple question and got a worthless answer. Come on people chill.

 

[Najakeeper]

I have personally seen hobbyists keeping and breeding them successfully, it is doable surely but a "giant" responsibility.

 

[pitbulllady]

There is absolutely NO proof of Anacondas reaching lengths of 40 feet, and indeed, all of the size records of 30 feet or more for this species are based on stretched, tanned skins, NOT of living animals. Jesus Rivas, world-reknown herpetologist and leading Anaconda researcher, has yet to find a snake measuring more than 17.1 feet in length. This is documented in his doctoral thesis, The Life History of the Green Anaconda. That's still a lot of snake, but nothing even close to 40 feet. AND, since Water Buffalo aren't native to South America, just where would an Anaconda find one to eat? This is all typical internet garbage that gets spread around and accepted as the truth, unfortunately, and much of that "snake eating hippo" or "snake eating buffalo" is based on a pic of an Anaconda eating a Capybara, a large rodent, and the usual food item for Eunectes murinus in the wild. Also, male Anacondas are much smaller than females; the sexual dimorphism ratio between the two sexes in the Green Anaconda is the greatest of any land animal. A typical male will max out at 12 feet, which is actually less than the size attainable by a male Burmese Python. All Anacondas require a large tub or pool, and high humidity, so they aren't the easiest snakes to keep. I have an adult male Yellow, and he's actually a nice snake, no worse for handling than my large Colombian Boas. Most large snake keepers I know actually say that the temperament on the Greens is nicer than on the Yellows, even though the Yellows stay much smaller. If someone can find a tame Yellow, that might be a good "step-up" snake before deciding if you're willing to deal with a Green. Be aware that many young Greens refuse to eat anything but fish, and getting one to switch over to rodents can be tricky, harder than getting a Water Snake or Garter to switch over. I certainly wouldn't recommend a Green as a first snake, or even a first BIG constrictor snake, but people can and do keep and breed these successfully in captivity.

pitbulllady

 

[DeathsPyro12]

By the way Naja that last post wasn't ment for you, more for the first person who replied.

PBL- Thank you! I was being sarcastic about wanting proof, I knew Green anacondas don't get THAT big. Also when I get one it wouldn't be my first large snake. I've kept Burms and Retics before(Retics being my fav), as well as BCI before. Green anacondas have just been more of a wait-to-buy kinda snake due to the extra care. Again thank you for your post.

As for pictures, I enjoy just about all pictures of Green and Yellow anacondas, but I was really wanting to see if anyone tried making a slightly more natural set-up then the basic box with a tub. Maybe its just me or that I don't want a giant collection of snakes, but the few I get I try to make their enclosures a little more natural. Yes I know the more that goes in an enclosure the more that has to be cleaned. Oh well rather clean a little extra to have something pleasent to look at.

 

[Toirtis]

Be aware that many young Greens refuse to eat anything but fish,

Having worked with a few, I have something else to add here....the fæces produced by snakes that eat exclusively, or even mainly fish is nothing you ever want to be within smelling-distance of. As well, building, maintaining, and cleaning the necessary very large water feature that these snakes require is going to be ugly and expensive. Also think about the fact that you may end up with one of the very less than friendly specimens, and working with a giant constrictor that would like to eat your face (and can potentially easily kill you at 15' in length) is no small amount of work. As was stated by piitbulllady...seriously reconsider, and look at other species.

 

[pitbulllady]

By the way Naja that last post wasn't ment for you, more for the first person who replied.

PBL- Thank you! I was being sarcastic about wanting proof, I knew Green anacondas don't get THAT big. Also when I get one it wouldn't be my first large snake. I've kept Burms and Retics before(Retics being my fav), as well as BCI before. Green anacondas have just been more of a wait-to-buy kinda snake due to the extra care. Again thank you for your post.

As for pictures, I enjoy just about all pictures of Green and Yellow anacondas, but I was really wanting to see if anyone tried making a slightly more natural set-up then the basic box with a tub. Maybe its just me or that I don't want a giant collection of snakes, but the few I get I try to make their enclosures a little more natural. Yes I know the more that goes in an enclosure the more that has to be cleaned. Oh well rather clean a little extra to have something pleasent to look at.

I'd recommend starting with a CB baby male, if you do decide to "go Green". There are not, unfortunately, many people breeding them because they are still being imported fairly cheaply, but they are out there. I'd require proof that it's eating rodents, too, before you buy, preferably rat pups, because some can start on mice, then refuse to eat rats, and if there's one thing worse than a big snake that wants only fish, it's a big snake that only eats MICE. I've had a large adult Carpet Python that refused anything but mice, and it took 15 mice at a feeding to even make a decent meal, which needless to say, can be rather expensive! I passed on a really tame small male at the last Columbia Repticon because he was only eating fish, and while at that time was no larger than one of my biggest Brown Water Snakes, he would soon enough be bigger. His owner was experienced in keeping snakes, and still couldn't switch him over. I've got a friend who has an adult proven pair of Yellow x Green hybrids that look more like Greens but have the size of a Yellow, and hopefully they will produce again this year, though it's always a crap shoot with these F2 hybrids as to which side they will take most after.
He usually is at the Repticon shows, and the next Columbia show is June 18-19, if you don't mind a little drive down from NC.

pitbulllady

 

[redrumpslump]

30-40 foot oh man. Those damn anacondas eating Ice Cube and J-Lo. Haha.

Matt