Emerald Re-con.

This girl (Alana) has some beautiful, natural camo paint. She is just over 4 years now and could'nt be more of a sweetheart.

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Craig

Stunning!


How big do they typically get as adults? Do you have any pictures of a person holding some adult emmies so we can get a good reference? I saw the one you posted of the emmy hanging out on the "jungle gym" by the house and it looked surprisingly big and chunky. All I ever see at shows are babies...I'd love to get an idea of how big they really get!

Well I hate posting pics of my ugly fat self but here is our big northern girl which I have posted pics of on the jungle-gym. My shirt is wet because we use the hose to "rain" on them while on the jungle-gym to stimulate bowel movements. I am their personal towel when they are finished.LOL

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She is close to 6' and we have a very old basin female that is a 6 footer as well. She is retired from breeding now and will spend the rest of her life in comfort.:)

Craig

Awww! Thanks for the pics! You look like a really nice guy!! :hug: I really didn't know they could get so big....If I had one, I'd never be able to take my eyes off of her! LOL


Is it a common thing to need to stimulate bowel movements? Is that just part of the routine husbandry for these beauties?

I agree, what a stunning snake!

AWESOME!!!!
thanks for the pics!

what type/locale Emerald is she?

Oh how lovely she is! I also had no clue of how big they could get, having only seen the occasional young one in a pet store type setting.

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Is it a common thing to need to stimulate bowel movements? Is that just part of the routine husbandry for these beauties?

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They generally need to "hang it all out, or rather down" when they go. If they don't have enough height in their cage they won't go. My snakeroom doesn't have enough room to have 6' tall cages. So we compromise with the "jungle-gym" LOL

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what type/locale Emerald is she?

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Since collectors don't recognize borders (SA indians) and most countries have export bans, most emeralds come out of Guyana these days. It is almost impossible, unless you collect them yourself, to know exactly where they originated. So we generally refer to them as northerns or basins. Both of these girls are northerns.

Craig

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They generally need to "hang it all out, or rather down" when they go. If they don't have enough height in their cage they won't go. My snakeroom doesn't have enough room to have 6' tall cages. So we compromise with the "jungle-gym" LOL

Craig

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Very intersting! Definitely something I'll keep in mind in that all-too-distant future when I may be able to have one myself. It'd be really nice to have a 6' tall display enclosure!

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.

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

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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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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!