experience needed

[Argentra]

All I'll say here is: Oy. Some people only own snakes so they can say they have them and know about them, to sound big. I'm not saying for sure that this guy is one of those, but the evidence is certainly there...

[plummer]

yea he uses my username and password. he usally ison in teh morning at late at night

[bonheki]

ok people say things out of the experience they have like size just cuz some one says they grow 10 ft doesnt mean they will they can grow 8 or even 12 soo it all depends on genetics,food,and habbitats i would say you need at least 2 snakes before getting one orat least one snake and hands on experince with other snakes yellow condas can get from 7-10 ft males usually get like 7 and 8 ft and some 9 females allways are bigger soo they will grow 8, 9 and usually 10 ft and some yellows get 11 and 12 ft
now green condas usually get 15ft and bigger i would expect at least a 18 ft snake they can also get 25 ft but usually that doesnt happen to green condas in captivity soo like i said before depends on genetics,food,and habbitat soo i would recomend a yellow conda or any other snake you want if you have the time,money now lets say you got the yellow conda and its fully grown and ur up to a green conda I SAY GO FOR IT! BUT YOU need money and time cuz they bigger they are the more they need usually when any snake get around 10 ft it cost alot more cuz of food they eat bigger things
so i say buy a yellow if ya want then if ya want get the green in the future theirs no harm in haveing big snakes just need some one to help you carry a snake that is 15 ft long right soo i hope this helped

[Nicole Truesdell]

genetics,food,and habbitat

I read that a little bit fast to be honest so I could've read it wrong, but when you say habitat do you mean if you keep a 2 foot burm in a 20 gallon its never going to grow bigger then 2 feet?

[Argentra]

Correct me if I'm wrong, of course...but I think the only thing that could determine LENGTH on a 'conda would be genetics and chance. Food would only determine weight: a snake that's underfed will still grow longer, but it will be malnourished, really skinny, and probably have skeletal problems.
Habitat...that certainly has no effect on the snake except to stress it out or give it diseases. Length and weight are in no way dependent on habitat size or type.

Ok, end of rant. Like I said, correct anything I was off on since I don't know a lot about the really big snakes.

[littleindiangirl]

I think underfeeding any animal can stunt growth. Just not effectively. Sickness and stress are also factors, but I dont see how the habitat will keep an animal from growing to it's full potential. I hope that sounded correct...

[plummer]

you should always feed it on a weekly basis

[Shelby]

I think genetics is the biggest deciding factor in ultimate size.. feedling less will slow growth certainly.. but you don't want to starve a snake just to keep it small.

Male green anacondas usually only get 8-10' in length. There are exceptions, but there is a big difference in size between the sexes.

[plummer]

females are usaully bigger then males

[Ben_Renick]

Because I can't reply and see the entire thread, I can't really respond to everything, but as far as experience goes... Really, what is needed to take care of a yellow is basic husbandry, time, and appreciation for the snake. I can say it's MUCH better to have experience working with slightly more aggressive, bulky, and medium size constrictiors though.

I keep mine with a temperature range with a basking of 90-92 F, background of 82-84 F, humidity around 60%. I use a paper towel substrate and basic drinking dish. Typically males average around 6'-8'+, females 10'-12'+.

Some of them can be nippy, but if you can find a quality captive bred neonate and work with it, they do tend to tame down fairly well. Having an aggressive Anaconda does NOT mean you are doing anything wrong though, they definently aren't puppies.

I hope that helps!

Sorry, I'm not sure if I should go back and give opinions on everything else, I'd write a book.