Arboreal Ideas?

[Bighead]

I'm thinking about getting some type of arboreal or semi-arboreal snake and I'm looking for suggestions. I'd like something well tempered, which is why I'm shying away from chondros, but I don't know much about them either. It also needs to be no more than 5 feet or so. Any ideas?

[Lrptls]

all tree snakes generally have a bad temper. sometimes they can be very easy to handle. my emeralds have never struck at me or shown any little sign of agression. they dont get very big and dont need a large cage at all. if you want something even smaller amazon tree boas are a bit smaller but harder to find nice ATBs though they are much cheaper.

[The Gawd]

I havnt worked with emeralds, but i have worked with amazons and cooks tree boas. It is harder to find nice looking ones, and they can be a bit bitty at first. however i love their attitude. I have a Sweet bright yellow/gold/white cooks tree boa apx 5 foot 6 inches in at work that iv had in for about 5 months now, and at first very nippy... 12 bites or more in a 5 min period, i thought it was halarious, now i rarely get bit, i just work with her every day, and whats even more funny about her is that she bites everyone else hahaha i always laugh at them... like shell be on me and someone walks by or tries to touch her and wham thy get bit.... about a month after i got her in she almost took out my eye, missed it by about 1/2 an inch.... i was lucky cuz they have been known to take out their keepers eyes, stricking at the glare.... lol but i love her and prally am going to by her myself, just gotta get more funds.... and hope a customer dosent by her

AL

[Bighead]

what about rat snakes or other colubrids?

[crankyboy]

I have my corn snakes set up in semi-arboreal tanks, and they really take advantage of the space. In one corner I have a low wattage basking light above the highest branch, and they spend more than half of the time during the day in plain view, basking under the lamp instead of hiding in their caves. From what I've observed, if you give them an arboreal enclosure, they'll use it.......I have a couple different milksnakes, and they seem a bit more secretive, so they don't openly bask as much even though they have similar setups to the corns. Have you heard of a Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus)? They're arboreal and diurnal, and only get to about 3 feet.

[havenbounce]

If you want a nice snake with a great temperment (once they outgrown that nippy stage as babies) I strongle recommend an IJ Carpet. They are very friendly outgoing snakes. I now have three (one is still a baby and is a little nippy but is much better. My understand that most are like that till about 8 months of age) But my adulds are amazing. They will wait at thethe entrence of their enclosure when your opening it. They come out to "greet you" and are very easy to handle. They are very curious snakes and seem to want to expore everything around them when you have them out. They are also a very nice looking snake.
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Good luck in making your decission.
Ginnette

[Pitviper]

A snake with rather nervous temperament, with lots of new things and experiences to discover, might be a Tiger-Rat / spilotes pullatus, too. They can grow up to 10 ft. lenght, are very aggressive when not handled as babies, very beautyful yellow and black, with black eyes without an visible iris... fast and furious, just as i like it.....

happy herping,
Carsten

[dance2water]

I have a taiwan beauty snake that is very sweet and easy to handle. These are aboreal and are considered to normally be docile. They have a very pretty color pattern. They are also diurnal and fairly active.

Jean :greenflam