Emerald Re-con.

That is one good looking Emmy! Thanks for the pics, Craig. :)

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Originally Posted by varasios

Hey there, i'm intrested in getting a emerald/green tree boa. I've heard many things about them considering their beauty. The one question i really have is, HOW HARD IS IT REALLY TO TAME THEM. I've heard, "don't buy one if you don't wanna get bitten hard." Also i heard the husbandry of this snake is very precise and it is recommended keeping the encloser and its environment for a month before getting the snake. Your emerald is the nicest one i've seen. Yeah so if you could help me out that would be great, i'm just really curious :) . thanks again.

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First let me say that arboreals are not the best candidates for excessive "holding". Emeralds can and will accept limited handling as long as it is within the parameters of acceptable environmental conditions and on their terms. I don't think any snake can be "tamed", either they accept handling or they don't. Forcing them to tolerate your desire to hold them can lead to undue stress that may eventually create problems.

Getting bitten is a possibility with any species, but there are methods to handling emeralds the will greatly reduce the possibility of a bite.

Personally, once you have established the correct environment, I believe that emeralds are no more difficult to keep than any other species. Yes, you should have a set up "test Run" and ready to go, before adding an animal. That should be no different, no matter the species. We have 4 different levels of enclosures for emeralds, depending on their stage of growth.

If you have a desire to hold your snakes for hours at a time or every day, then arboreals are probably not a good chioce.

Craig

She is absolutely beautiful:D I love the emmies but know I will never own one myself....so keep the great pics coming!

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Originally Posted by CraigC

First let me say that arboreals are not the best candidates for excessive "holding". Emeralds can and will accept limited handling as long as it is within the parameters of acceptable environmental conditions and on their terms. I don't think any snake can be "tamed", either they accept handling or they don't. Forcing them to tolerate your desire to hold them can lead to undue stress that may eventually create problems.

Getting bitten is a possibility with any species, but there are methods to handling emeralds the will greatly reduce the possibility of a bite.

Personally, once you have established the correct environment, I believe that emeralds are no more difficult to keep than any other species. Yes, you should have a set up "test Run" and ready to go, before adding an animal. That should be no different, no matter the species. We have 4 different levels of enclosures for emeralds, depending on their stage of growth.

If you have a desire to hold your snakes for hours at a time or every day, then arboreals are probably not a good chioce.

Craig

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Thank you for taking the time to reply. I'm not quite sure yet, but I'm still very interested in them. I have experience with Jungle Carpet Pythons, but shes really gentle. Thank you for the information though! You have some really nice looking ETBs.

What a BEAUTY!!!! I really love those guys!