Yellow Anaconda update

Of course this was my first *pet* snake ever which I got her on October 29. She was born October 15. I spoil her so much because she spends more time out of the tank then she does in the tank. It's really hard to get pictures of her also because she stays curled up around my hand or in my hands if I cup them. Anyway's I don't like to bother my snakes when their in the shedding process, but I had to change the water in her waterbowl and she came up to me while I was in there so I took her out and got 2 quick pictures.

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Got a little daring going with an Annie for a first snake! Hows her temperment?

Oh yea, I've had her for a while now, i got her Oct 29, 2008. She's a sweet heart & an angel. I let her sleep out her tank sometimes, and shell usually end up curled on my chest, or shell end up between my shoulders & neck. My other snake is a White Lip Python if you check hte general python section. She's not headshy at all, she loves to be rubbed under her head, and she likes it more when i put my face over her head and blow warm air out, she loves that, or when I kiss her on top her head. I've been told by several people it's the calmest snake they've ever seen lol.

How big will she get?

Alot of people have mixed say-so on this topic, the males typically stay in single digits, 7-9feet. Females however go in double digits 10-13ft. If I remember correctly one of your biggest ones found were 14 foot, but if you have one thats 11-12ft then you're doing great.

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Originally Posted by Neal

Alot of people have mixed say-so on this topic, the males typically stay in single digits, 7-9feet. Females however go in double digits 10-13ft. If I remember correctly one of your biggest ones found were 14 foot, but if you have one thats 11-12ft then you're doing great.

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That would be too much snake for me to handle lol

LOL, not for me, shell be with me into my 50's.

gorgeous anaconda!

Thanks. She has the best temperment of any snake I've seen also.

nice Anaconda... ;)

I have a 3 year old female dwarf retic who's quite "charming"; she gets restless if she doesn't receive attention (aka, handling). She pushed her cage badly several times when I reduced handling to thrice a week. Because of her "needs", my friends jokingly called her "my clingy reptilian girlfriend"; she's bet. 5 - 6 feet long and is more content coiled around my wrist/forearm and any attempt to put her back in the cage makes her climb further up as if she doens't want to stay in the cage and would rather hang out with me. I once took a nap with her and she was content on sleeping on my chest and when I woke up, she's still on the same spot. Even during shed, her disposition is consistent.

Do you have the same experience with your anaconda?

Yep, she has to be near me. If i'm handling her and I attempt to put her back in her tank she coils up and moves up my arm as if she doesn't want to go. I would handle her more right now but her eyes have cleared up and within the next 2 days she's going to be shedding, so I try not to handle her. Although i'll put my hand in the tank and ill pet her and she still rests her head on my fingers.

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Originally Posted by llovelace

That would be too much snake for me to handle lol

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I definitely agree :P She is very pretty though and that's awesome that she has a great temperament. From what I understand anacondas are usually pretty nasty, so you're very lucky :) Hope she stays that way for you and it sounds like she will

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Yep, she has to be near me. If i'm handling her and I attempt to put her back in her tank she coils up and moves up my arm as if she doesn't want to go.

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That's exactly what my ball python does. It's so cute! :D Although I'm sure such behavior is more common with balls than with anacondas...but still, it does seem like some snakes actually like being handled. Even though some people would say that when they do that they're just trying to stay on their "branch" and not fall. But it's still cute! :D

I have a male and female pair both around 7 feet. I keep them in an enclosure that is both water and land. They are able to fully emerge in the water that is about 4 ft deep. I also keep live fish in the water for them incase they get hungry between meals. It is amazing watching them eat their rats underwater. They spend alot of time in the water. I really want to sale them though. So if you are interested later on in a adult pair let me know. They do have the typical anaconda personality. I unfortianatly did not get them as babies to spoil them like you are doing.

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Originally Posted by MKHerps

I have a male and female pair both around 7 feet. I keep them in an enclosure that is both water and land. They are able to fully emerge in the water that is about 4 ft deep. I also keep live fish in the water for them incase they get hungry between meals. It is amazing watching them eat their rats underwater. They spend alot of time in the water. I really want to sale them though. So if you are interested later on in a adult pair let me know. They do have the typical anaconda personality. I unfortianatly did not get them as babies to spoil them like you are doing.

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I will talk with the person who limited me to 2, and find everything out, and I will definately get back to you on that. As far as being in water, mine doesn't really spend alot of time in water, though i'm sure she will when she gets bigger, the reason they spend time in water is because the water helps support their bodyweight.

glad to know i'm not the only one who has a clingy snake ;)

@Neal:

Not so sure if I read correctly...but the conda's female right?

Yep, she is a female.

Awesome animal:)

Thanks, I just wish she would grow a bit bigger quicker. lol

Well then you should have gone with a retic

No, if I wanted a retic, I would of gotten one lol. I just want her to get around 4ft, then she can take her time to grow after that. Retics get a lot longer then what i'm looking for.

She is beautiful and it is always nice when you have a friendly one :gj:

Yep, I always seem to get the good temper ones of anything I own.

Do you have any pics of her all streched out?

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Originally Posted by Neal

Retics get a lot longer then what i'm looking for.

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not to mention that retic's are about the nstiest mannered constricting snakes you can find.

they scare the crap outta me lol..

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Originally Posted by Neal

I let her sleep out her tank sometimes, and shell usually end up curled on my chest, or shell end up between my shoulders & neck.

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I hope your awake for this and keeping an eye on her, i imagine one of these nights you might not find her at all. Be careful, i would hate for you to wake up and find your investment missing.

Nice yellow. I have a female just turned 2. She's nine feet plus. Had her at seven feet at one year of age. If you want her to grow, feed her every 3 days.

Mine is calm and handleable as well. Retics can be as well, it's all in the taming process. Don't understand how people can have nasty snakes...

Had a green many years ago as well that was as tame as can be.

Chris

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Originally Posted by juddb

I hope your awake for this and keeping an eye on her, i imagine one of these nights you might not find her at all. Be careful, i would hate for you to wake up and find your investment missing.

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Most of the time I am lol. She stays close to me regardless though. She always has.

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Nice yellow. I have a female just turned 2. She's nine feet plus. Had her at seven feet at one year of age. If you want her to grow, feed her every 3 days.

Mine is calm and handleable as well. Retics can be as well, it's all in the taming process. Don't understand how people can have nasty snakes...

Had a green many years ago as well that was as tame as can be.

Chris

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There are downfalls with doing that though. I've read in a few cases of people doing that and the organs grew too fast and the snake died early. I feed weekly(on Fridays).

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Originally Posted by Neal

There are downfalls with doing that though. I've read in a few cases of people doing that and the organs grew too fast and the snake died early. I feed weekly(on Fridays).

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that's a nice snake. If you feed a HUGE meal every 3 days, I could see how that could put a lot of stress on the snake's body. but if you feed smaller meals, more often, you can get steadier, good solid growth, it won't hurt a baby, and once she's bigger, you can slow up a bit :)

as for letting the snake sleep outide the cage... be really careful, I know that you feel you are bonded with your snake, and it's great that your snake tolerates you so well, but snakes do not feel emotional bonds to either people or other snakes, and they don't cuddle, they have no understanding of anything emotional or sentimental. She may tolerate your petting and touching, but she doesn't "love" it, per say. So while it's nice that you love your snake so much, for it's health and safety, just please remember, it's a snake, and not a dog or a cat. She WILL at some point decide to wander off on you. She may only be staying close to you because you are so warm and being out of the cage for a prolonged period of time, means less time out of the controlled environment that it needs to be in for optimal health.

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Originally Posted by mumps

Don't understand how people can have nasty snakes...

Chris

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you can, it's called thamnophis sirtalis similis :D

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Originally Posted by aSnakeLovinBabe

as for letting the snake sleep outide the cage... be really careful, I know that you feel you are bonded with your snake, and it's great that your snake tolerates you so well, but snakes do not feel emotional bonds to either people or other snakes, and they don't cuddle, they have no understanding of anything emotional or sentimental. She may tolerate your petting and touching, but she doesn't "love" it, per say. So while it's nice that you love your snake so much, for it's health and safety, just please remember, it's a snake, and not a dog or a cat. She WILL at some point decide to wander off on you. She may only be staying close to you because you are so warm and being out of the cage for a prolonged period of time, means less time out of the controlled environment that it needs to be in for optimal health.

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Couldn't have said it better myself! :salute:

The capabilities of snakes/reptiles' brains is, in my opinion, greatly misunderstood. I have seen countless forums where people say we can't compare reptiles to humans, and then back up any points they make by comparing a reptile's brain to a mammals'. Doesn't make sense to me.

Crocs eat their young.
Snakes do not care for their young after birth/hatching.
Snakes do not have the ability to recognize themselves as individuals.

The first two statements, believed for decades, have been proven wrong. The third statement I think is absolute hogwash, as my snakes react differently to people other than myself or my girlfriend, their regular handlers.

Not the topic of this thread, but I thought I would throw it in there.

And no, I don't think letting a snake roam free is a good idea, unless you are supervising it.

Chris

Snakes DO recognize themselves, and other snakes, in my opinion. keeping and breeding garter snakes, which are a rather social little snake, it's not that hard to see. I even have some groups where certain snakes tend to hang around each other and one or two of the others will be more of a loner. If you introduce a new garter that's not been around before they all sniff the heck out of it, follow it around, twitch heavily, and often will not bask with it right away, but if it's a snake they've met before, even if it was a few months ago, they are not nearly as interested. I have some that at feeding time, actually willingly make it their goal to steal another's piece of food rather than get a piece from me or the dish. One in particular, her name is Bluebie. And observing garters regularly in the wild, I can say that even in the wild, they seek to be near other garters, rather than alone. I have even seen them bask in a big pile when it's plenty warm enough not to worry about conserving heat and there is plenty of other basking area available. If I have a picky eating, or not eating one, I place it with others that are eating. They watch, and it's almost as if they get jealous and finally after a few minutes they will keep re-smelling the food and you can actually see them trying to mak the connection.. the others are eating this.... why shouldn't I? and then start snapping at the food as well. It's like monkey see monkey do. It's fascinating to me because so many people think snakes are incapable of that kind of behavior. So I would say that some snakes are definitely a LOT smarter, and conscious, than people think them to be. Not all of them, but definitely some. But they still don't have feelings and they definitely won't be sleeping outside their enclosures any time soon. :D

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Originally Posted by aSnakeLovinBabe

that's a nice snake. If you feed a HUGE meal every 3 days, I could see how that could put a lot of stress on the snake's body. but if you feed smaller meals, more often, you can get steadier, good solid growth, it won't hurt a baby, and once she's bigger, you can slow up a bit :)

as for letting the snake sleep outide the cage... be really careful, I know that you feel you are bonded with your snake, and it's great that your snake tolerates you so well, but snakes do not feel emotional bonds to either people or other snakes, and they don't cuddle, they have no understanding of anything emotional or sentimental. She may tolerate your petting and touching, but she doesn't "love" it, per say. So while it's nice that you love your snake so much, for it's health and safety, just please remember, it's a snake, and not a dog or a cat. She WILL at some point decide to wander off on you. She may only be staying close to you because you are so warm and being out of the cage for a prolonged period of time, means less time out of the controlled environment that it needs to be in for optimal health.

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LOL I know. She's still a baby so its no big deal, it's not like she could really hurt me at all. I keep a close monitor on her though. I won't do it once she gets bigger, I want to say right now shes around 2 1/2 foot.