Emerald tree boa

I am gonna be getting an emerald tree boa next week and I was wondering what is the wise way to feed him, in his enclosure or in a separate tub? Thank you.

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Originally Posted by Matthewgreathouse

I am gonna be getting an emerald tree boa next week and I was wondering what is the wise way to feed him, in his enclosure or in a separate tub? Thank you.

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No snake needs to be fed in a separate tub, and especially arboreal snakes... You can feed in the enclosure!

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Originally Posted by redshepherd

No snake needs to be fed in a separate tub, and especially arboreal snakes... You can feed in the enclosure!

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Ok thank you I just wasn't sure, I feed my ball python in a separate tub, because people say it makes them less likely to bite when u reach in the enclosure. I know balls are very docile, I wasn't sure how it worked with etb. Thank you for your response.

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Originally Posted by Matthewgreathouse

Ok thank you I just wasn't sure, I feed my ball python in a separate tub, because people say it makes them less likely to bite when u reach in the enclosure. I know balls are very docile, I wasn't sure how it worked with etb. Thank you for your response.

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The whole "cage aggression if you feed in the enclosure" thing is actually totally a myth (created by someone and spread among so many novice keepers... who knows who).

You can check out this article: http://www.arbreptiles.com/old/lastw...efeeding.shtml

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Originally Posted by redshepherd

The whole "cage aggression if you feed in the enclosure" thing is actually totally a myth (created by someone and spread among so many novice keepers... who knows who).

You can check out this article: http://www.arbreptiles.com/old/lastw...efeeding.shtml

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Thank you very much, the article was very informal and helpful.

Yes I agree, feed in the enclosure. Have you seen an etb's teeth?! I wouldn't want to be handling that thing anywhere near pre/post feed.


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If you try to move an emerald tree boa in feed mode, please video tape the event - for science. :)

https://youtu.be/QjZ69by5i2I just watch and it'll all become clear as to why not to feed try and move them

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Originally Posted by John1982

If you try to move an emerald tree boa in feed mode, please video tape the event - for science. :)

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That guy on YouTube from post#8 just does not learn. Must have come from the shallow end of the gene pool. :rolleye2:

My GTP is a really good boy.....during the day.

At night he is open to bite anything and everything that he can.

I have sliding glass doors on his cage so during feeding I slide it open just enough to reach the tongs through and use the glass as a shield for my hand. Sometimes he is already at the door and ready to strike so I distract him by getting him to check out the shadow of my hand on his cage ceiling using my feeding head lamp. This gives me the room I need to get his food through the door without getting tagged.

Anybody that tries to move a GTP or ETB in feed mode probably should not own one. They are somewhat fragile and can be very aggressive. Moving them takes a special touch but trying to do that while they are ready to eat is just ignorant.

Get you a set of long tongs and you will be fine.

That vid is not an etb, it is a chondro. Much smaller teeth and more forgiving. Looks like he intentionally too. If you learn your snakes body language you can tell the difference between feeding agression and defensive posture and treat accordingly. No reason to ever get bit like that.

Haha, yeah and no reason to offer a snake a meal while you are grasping the rodent by the body. :rolleye2:

I've fed all my snakes in their cages from babies and I reach in and pick them up from front, back or sideways all the time. As long as you handle them regularly, they wont associate the cage opening as feeding time although Vicky always thinks its feeding time. Also for a tree boa or python, trying to unwind them or remove the whole branch while they smell a rat in the room will probably end up with you in pain and blood and the snake wondering why your hand isn't hairy like a rat. I know all my girls coil up and are waiting at the front of the cages when I walk in the room with rats.