Amazon tree boas

[rrcoolj]

woa dude that's exactly what I was lookin at setting up. Could you tell me what plants are in there and how you set that up?

 

[davo]

That looks great Matt (although those are GTPs not ATBs). Similar looking habitat would be ideal for either though...

 

[Zoodiver]

Haha, I posted the wrong pics! (Such a newbie). Yeah, those are GTP, Amazon boas were at DWA and Como Zoo. I'll find those quick!

 

[rrcoolj]

regardless, it dosen't matter both snakes require the same care. The only differnce is one gets much bigger.

 

[dzb912]

those are the nicest snakes ever
ive wanted one for a long time
but they have a reputation for being mean

 

[Zoodiver]

Yeah, those little pythons would bite at anything.

Here's the only shot I could dig out of my old Emerald Tree boas. They were housed in a similar set up.... lots of branches about 1/2" thick, with some live plants. Vines seemed to work well, and they kept off of them. Anything with a somewhat thick stem, they tried to climb, and snapped off.

 

[davo]

Gorgeous animal Matt, nice looking northern.

 

[dzb912]

NICE

 

[dde1878]

what did you do for moisture in that setup? did you just water the plants?

 

[Zoodiver]

It has a water feature in the display (simple sump, single pump and a filter pad) to help. Also had a misting system with a seperate sump (used R/O - about a gallon a day). I'd water the plants every other day on top of that.