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Originally Posted by gnxsam
how old are they? what size cage would you recommend? how fast do they grow per month on average?
sam
ps i am interested
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If you want a yellow anaconda.... ( just to be clear on WHAT one im talking about, since greens can get very very large...)
Just to answer your question on size, since it hasnt been replied to yet, They will need a fairly large sized enclosure when they are adults, and should not be handled alone. I would think more or less an almost room sized enclosure would be best, since they can get pretty darn big.
Babies could probably do well in a 20 gallon for the first couple months, but you would have to Keep getting larger and larger enclosures that fit the snakes size as it grows.
Also, if youre planning on one of these snakes, and dont know what stuff youre going to need, i suggest, HIGHLY, that you continue to do your reasearch on these animals. They are definitely not the kind of pet you can easily get rid of, and zoos and other such places are full of them and unwanted boas already. Personally, i suggest adopting one.
Questions i would ask myself, or others would be:
1) can you house this animal when it gets to be its full size, adequately? up to 15' feet long ( males generally being smaller than females)
2) can you provide the proper size prey items to an animal that size regularly?
Pigs, Rabbits.....cats, your neighbors dog... lol yeah you get the point. ( please dont feed it cats?... i would be upset
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3) do you have the time, and money to properly care for this animal if it was to get sick? Do you know a nearby vet that treats snakes this large, if any snakes at all?
4) are you prepared to have this animal for the full length of its life? 10-30 years on average
if you can do all of these things go for it, but if you are iffy on any of them, i would suggest looking at another species, at least until you are definitely ready.
Either way, make sure you know the basics and then some before you get one of these animals, i also suggest finding a food supply for when the animal gets older too.
Good luck!
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