I Want a Big Snake!

[The-Jame]

I have to admit a yellow anaconda is something that I've definitely been considering, are they difficult to keep with humidity levels and that sort of stuff?

[llovelace]

How much experience do you have with large snakes? My suggestion would be to start with a RTB, when you get into the really large ones it is a good idea to have a "spotter/helper" when caring for them, do you have someone to help with them?

[The-Jame]

I dont have much experience with really big snakes but yeah I do have people that can help me with large snakes

[llovelace]

Then if I were you, I'd go with a RTB, I have one that's about 8ft, and let me tell you there's a world a difference between them and a BP, don't get me wrong she is probably the most docile snake in my collection, but she can & does have her moods.......let me put like this.. imagine an earth worm when you pick it up squirming all over.....now imagine a 8ft + snake doing that, I'm not saying it happens all the time, but certain cautions have to be taken when caring for the larger snakes.

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

There are smaller locality RTB boas also. Like tarahumara mountain boa's, sabogae boa's, hog island boas etc..

[Denial]

Anacondas are not the best snake species to start with. There very rewarding to keep but can also be a handful. Burmese pythons are not going to be as active as reticulated pythons. The bigger burms get the lazier they get. Retics on the other hand dont seem to calm down. Burms do not push as bad as retics and thats another thing to look into. Some retics will push the glass of there cage until they tear there nose up and some are hard headed and will do this every year. Ive never had a burm that pushes although im sure there are some out there that will

[The-Jame]

Thanks, So about RTB's, anyone with much experience keeping them? This or a Bredili is probably a more suitable choice for me for now (to get all important experience too) Looking forward to getting one and growing my collection though

[llovelace]

I have 3 RTB's, I acquired my 2 females from a friend who could no longer keep them, & my male from a guy who was afraid of him, he had really bad cage aggression. What would you like to know?

[The-Jame]

I have 3 RTB's, I acquired my 2 females from a friend who could no longer keep them, & my male from a guy who was afraid of him, he had really bad cage aggression. What would you like to know?

Well what sizes are they? and what do you currently feed them on? and how big are the cages that you keep them in? I just want to make sure I have the money to keep them and feed them if I'm honest, Thanks

[SnakeKB]

Red tail boas can get big but they grow pretty slow. Both mine are roughly 3 years old and the male is 5ft and the female is 6ft. It's probably going to take another couple years to reach 8ft. The yellow anaconda seems to be growing faster than the red tails at least for now. They require gentle handling as a baby to be a calm snake. I love my anaconda but the only thing I hate is I have to clean it's cage everyday. They go to the bathroom daily unlike red tails or the pythons. Luckily mine has been pretty good at not going to the bathroom in his water bowl. He seems to always get out when he has to go. But I always give fresh water to him daily or every other day.