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    Re: Emerald tree boa help!!

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    My name is Ryan Richards. I'm the manager of Captive Breeding EIRL, Iquitos, Peru. Please contact me at boasperu@gmail.com for possible help.
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    Re: Emerald tree boa help!!

    Hi,

    From the photos, I would say it's on the thin side. When you say it won't eat, maybe its not hungry or what you are offering it, it doesn't like.

    Some questions:

    1. What generation is it? Wild caught, F1, born in captivity of at least one wild caught parent, or F2, born in captivity of both parents born in captivity.

    2. What kind of food are you offering it? I always give mine live prey no larger than their mid-section. For the little guy like yours, I would try a newborn rat of a fury little mouse. Offer it with a feeding tong and see if its hungry. If it is, it should take it immediately.

    3. What kind of water is it drinking? Here in the Amazon, the rain/well water is very soft and with nothing in it - like battery water.

    4. Here in Iquitos, Peru where I am, the average temperature in the shade is usually between 71-73ºF at aroung 5 am to 86-88ºF around 2-3 pm, with humidity of 85-95%, with a slight wind.

    5. I have learned how to tell if a Corallus is hungry by observing them for many years. Sometimes they aren't hungry for 6 months and other times they are hungry all of the time. They are usually hungry when you see their head outside of their coil and looking down. I like a cage of at least 6 feet high.

    6. Has it been given any medication? Perhaps some Metronidalzole PO 50mg/kg may help.

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    Re: Emerald tree boa help!!

    What is its country of origin? I ask because you mentioned finding mites. Here in Iquitos, I have never seen a mite in 25 years.
    Also, some have mentioned dehydration. I spray mine down day and night with water. It rains about 12 feet a year, rains year around. You will notice, the Corallus will drink the water off its scales like a vacuum cleaner.

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    Re: Emerald tree boa help!!

    Some have mentioned about Emeralds being aggressive. I have never encountered an aggressive Emerald in the Amazon (Iquitos). I have never been struck by one, not like the Boa constrictor or the Epicrates cenchria, they will hit you at the first opportunity. Also, the Corallus hortalanus I have found to be very aggressive, but not the Emerald from here.

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