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07-04-2007, 11:20 PM
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EMERALDS IN A RACK.
Started cherry picking these Emeralds a couple months ago with the thoughts of maybe putting a group of 2.4 together.
Well it looks like Im gonna be at 14 Emeralds at present and really lovin them.
Have been keeping them in black plastic racks made by www.herpenclosures.com of Virginia. their elite series are some of the best racks I have ever owned. the boxes are much larger than a standard 32 qt. sweater box. actual size is 17 1/2" X 28 1/2" x 9" tall. gives them plenty of room and they really are doing good in them, they all are pounding rats every week. the belly heat is being used just as a Boa or Ball Python would use it.
They are not as aggressive as I thought they would be, actually most are very calm. Dont know where Im gonna go with these, but lovin me some Emeralds right now! 
Heres pictures of 5 different Boas.
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07-04-2007, 11:24 PM
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Keeping them on deep cypress mulch which keeps the humidity up and plenty of sticks right above the heat tape. 
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07-05-2007, 12:46 PM
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Had the camera out...so why not. 
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07-05-2007, 12:55 PM
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Ed, they are very beautiful, and they look even better on that Cypress! you make them very tempting... lol
Do you have a shot of the setups themselves? im curious what they look like, since ive never seen them housed this way before. and, if it works well, thats excellent!
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07-05-2007, 02:12 PM
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A perchless nine inch tall enclosure and strictly belly heat?
Do you not like the snakes Ed?
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07-05-2007, 02:43 PM
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i agree
thats what i was thinking. i cant see keeping emeralds in anything but a large visual cage with lots to do. they live to be in the trees, they are not even slightly terestrial. there is nothing more attractive than an emerald perched in the branches doing what they do best. i would really rethink your housing situation, get them off the ground.
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07-05-2007, 02:46 PM
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by Seamus Haley
A perchless nine inch tall enclosure and strictly belly heat?
Do you not like the snakes Ed?
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Its in the second part of his post.
"Keeping them on deep cypress mulch which keeps the humidity up and plenty of sticks right above the heat tape. "
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07-05-2007, 03:02 PM
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Here ya go Moo, Im trying some different things with these in an effort to make it easy to maintain large numbers. I do have large arboreal cages that will be used to breed them. 
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07-05-2007, 03:14 PM
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Seamus, the fact that Im doing things differently does not mean I do not like my Emeralds!
They eat like no wild caught snakes I have ever owned. if they started not eating then I would switch them over to more conventional husbandry techniques. the way these guys are slamming rats tells me everything I need to know right now. its possible I may have to tweak the way these are maintained....Ill deal with that if that happens. thanks for your input. 
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Originally Posted by Seamus Haley
A perchless nine inch tall enclosure and strictly belly heat?
Do you not like the snakes Ed?
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07-05-2007, 04:31 PM
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A pile of sticks are not perches. These animals are arboreal and should be treated as such. No offense Ed, but your husbandry of these animals are less than adequate in my opinion. Will they continue to eat and thrive for you under these conditions? Maybe, if they were hardy from the beginning, but if they have health problems, and many emeralds do when conditions are not "just right", it is going to be very difficult to find the actual cause considering the conditions they are maintained in.
I guarantee the conditions you have them in will effect one's decision to buy them from you in the future.
Good luck,
Bart
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