I will be using my yellow anaconda as an example here but always make sure you read several care sheets and more importantly the natural history of the animal before buying one. Much of what I say here about captive care is how I feel about the animal.
The yellow anaconda is a semi aquatic snake found in the hear of south america. It is both diurnal and nocturnal and can also be found in tree's where it not only eat's birds but fish, turtles, lizards and rodents. In captivity various sized rats work and once adult medium rabbits will do fine.
These medium/heavy bodied snakes reach a size of 9-10 feet for males and 11-13 feet for females. Adequate adult caging is 8'x2'x2' for male and you can add another 6 or so inches to the width of the cage for females if you wish. A large water bowl is a hot topic about these animals but in my opinion and after working with 5 individual anacondas (2 yellows and three greens) a large water bowl that the animal can completely fit in with ease IS A MUST! This is for various reason that I will not get into detail just yet BUT, I am working on making a video on my youtube channel on why this can and is beneficial for the animal.
At this time I use a heat pad but a radiant heat panel also works wonders and a pair of halogen bulbs will also heat up your snake nicely. 90f on the hot size, and 82f on the cold size works fine for these animals. Make sure the cage is well ventilated to prevent the grown of mold in your cage. Humidity should run around 60-75%.
Now here is my snake. His name is Duck, I have owned him for 3 years now and I suspect he is 3 and a half years of age. He is currently around 7 feet long and weighs maybe 10 lbs(4 kilograms). This animal even though looks small when curled up in a ball looks small and harmless but great caution and respect is always to be had when working with him. He is extremely powerful and could take me down in seconds. I never forget what "could" happen when it comes to working with animals. This goes for small or large. This snake has not bitten me in a very long time but it has taken his entire life to tame him down this far. Not all anacondas will tame down, never expect one too when purchasing a baby, this goes for any animal.
Here he is in his bin. I put him in this while I clean his cage. His cage is currently 6 feet long, 30 inches wide and 18 inches tall. He will have a large cage as he grows.
On this half of his cage he has his large water bowl. You can also see the ventilation. Please note that these vents do not do what I need them too and larger ones are in the works. The light is to keep his ambient tempurature up. his cage is in a basement and on the floor. I need all the help I can get getting his cage up to temp.
This is the other side, under the news paper I have a large heat matt for him to lay on that is controlled by a thermostat.
Here he is crawling up my arm.
And getting back into his cage. As you can see I use sliding glass doors instead of flip down, I like it much better. The glass thickness is 3/16 or 5mm.
I hope everyone enjoys this post, I am very knowledgeable about anacondas and other snakes and will happily answer your questions about them.
The yellow anaconda is a semi aquatic snake found in the hear of south america. It is both diurnal and nocturnal and can also be found in tree's where it not only eat's birds but fish, turtles, lizards and rodents. In captivity various sized rats work and once adult medium rabbits will do fine.
These medium/heavy bodied snakes reach a size of 9-10 feet for males and 11-13 feet for females. Adequate adult caging is 8'x2'x2' for male and you can add another 6 or so inches to the width of the cage for females if you wish. A large water bowl is a hot topic about these animals but in my opinion and after working with 5 individual anacondas (2 yellows and three greens) a large water bowl that the animal can completely fit in with ease IS A MUST! This is for various reason that I will not get into detail just yet BUT, I am working on making a video on my youtube channel on why this can and is beneficial for the animal.
At this time I use a heat pad but a radiant heat panel also works wonders and a pair of halogen bulbs will also heat up your snake nicely. 90f on the hot size, and 82f on the cold size works fine for these animals. Make sure the cage is well ventilated to prevent the grown of mold in your cage. Humidity should run around 60-75%.
Now here is my snake. His name is Duck, I have owned him for 3 years now and I suspect he is 3 and a half years of age. He is currently around 7 feet long and weighs maybe 10 lbs(4 kilograms). This animal even though looks small when curled up in a ball looks small and harmless but great caution and respect is always to be had when working with him. He is extremely powerful and could take me down in seconds. I never forget what "could" happen when it comes to working with animals. This goes for small or large. This snake has not bitten me in a very long time but it has taken his entire life to tame him down this far. Not all anacondas will tame down, never expect one too when purchasing a baby, this goes for any animal.
Here he is in his bin. I put him in this while I clean his cage. His cage is currently 6 feet long, 30 inches wide and 18 inches tall. He will have a large cage as he grows.
On this half of his cage he has his large water bowl. You can also see the ventilation. Please note that these vents do not do what I need them too and larger ones are in the works. The light is to keep his ambient tempurature up. his cage is in a basement and on the floor. I need all the help I can get getting his cage up to temp.
This is the other side, under the news paper I have a large heat matt for him to lay on that is controlled by a thermostat.
Here he is crawling up my arm.
And getting back into his cage. As you can see I use sliding glass doors instead of flip down, I like it much better. The glass thickness is 3/16 or 5mm.
I hope everyone enjoys this post, I am very knowledgeable about anacondas and other snakes and will happily answer your questions about them.