Hello!

[fflamingmoe]

I'm new just like to say hello to all the reptile people.
It's going to be my birthday on the 19 looking to buy a Green Anaconda maybe from Portcredit Pets.
Anyone deal with these guys before?

[shaunyboy]

hello and welcome,what reptiles do you keep.
cheers shaun

[infernalis]

http://www.thamfriends.com/mat.jpg

Enjoy your time here.

So you like 'em big??

[marvelfreak]

Hello and welcome! I use to have a baby yellow but it got stolen. I can't really tell you much , but make sure you got the room to house a adult. An once their over 7 to 8 feet you never (ever) want to handle alone. Be sure when it get big you have people that will help you with it. And last what kind of snakes do you have experience with?

[Will0W783]

Green anacondas are neat, but not generally a good beginner snake. They are very aggressive and get ENORMOUS! If you don't mind being nailed often, cool, but do consider a yellow anaconda instead if you much get a 'conda. Yellow anacondas only get about 10 feet long and tend to be more docile.

[percey39]

Hello and welcome! I use to have a baby yellow but it got stolen. I can't really tell you much , but make sure you got the room to house a adult. An once their over 7 to 8 feet you never (ever) want to handle alone. Be sure when it get big you have people that will help you with it. And last what kind of snakes do you have experience with?
Im so jealous of anyone who has kept an anaconda, i would love to be able to keep these beautiful beasts lol

If this is one of your first snakes DO NOT get one of these. These snakes are at best an extremist snake for someone stupid like me lol that likes being bitten by a monster day in day out. There are many stories from friends overseas who have kept these and said they are extremely hard to handle and care for. All the people i know who have kept greens always had 5 people there just incase things got out of hand. These guys can put out 95psi of pressure which is plenty enought to kill a couple of humans in seconds.

[fflamingmoe]

I'm not new to reptiles and the big 4 as i call them.
I post on Canadian Reptiles and people know me better over there.
I also had Iguana's that lived over 19 years.
I lived around Anacondas as well and i'm sure Ben if he's on here will let you know who a am.:)

I'm an old guy with a big fat beard hahaha
I'm also a carpenter that does cool things with tools.
I came here because they have been deleting posts over at Canadian Reptiles and people ask the same questions.
And look forword in helping people with thier projects in the future here.
And thank you for having me onboard.

[infernalis]

We won't delete anything unless it's obscene or spam.

Always welcome experienced people who can help others!!

[fflamingmoe]

Yeah i had some cool blue prints of custum cages on that site.
I build cages alot diffrent then others and use pond liners for tropical systems.
It's a shame that you do hard work to help people then they delet posts.
Mybe it was because of the new year.
If anyone has questions about water proofing your cages without paint and other building projects let me know.
It's best to PM me for questions and and it will help the forum stay clean.
Thanks again guy's.

-Chris

[Feebo]

Aaaah but then the rest of us don`t get to read it ! lol Welcome to the forum Moe ! :) You`ll like it here, it`s really friendly. :)

[fflamingmoe]

You got a good point Feebo but there is much to tell and i might clog up the forum lol.
I'm working on a big inclosure but it might have to wait because i'm getting an Anaconda next week.
I was going to build it with caiman or Asian Water Monitor in mind
but the cage will be too big for the girl.\
The cage build was due this year in march but as big as the project is you don't want to dump 3k on something knowing you might not get the animal you request.
This will be my last big animal because i know what the life spans are and have had Iguana's live to there 20's.
And with caimans living 30+ years it's a big possability they just might out live you and should be taken into acount.
Asians Water Monitors can eat till they drop and lighting for a big cage needs to be addrest as well.
I will have a natural caging system when she is big enough but Anacondas are slow growers and UV lighting is still beneficial for growth.
And adult Anacondas need a team of friends when there too big to handle on your own.
I also want to point out that this particular cage system was being built to be totaly reassembled and disassembled with out the use of tools if you can believe that.
It can be indoor and outdoor if you like.
All water proof and insalated to even keep humid temps up from anywere from 60 to 200 F or higher but we all know that 200 F is way too hot lol.
And can be heat controlled and caging with drainage plumming with no pumps and filters.Only fed by gravity.

[percey39]

I would love to hear about the enclosure system you have in mind moe. It sounds great and im trying to figure out a design for an adult salt water croc. I was planning on building a 10m x 6m shed with a floor to ceiling waterfall and a 6m x 6m pond. This idea sounds good but keeping the water at 26 degrees celcius and a basking spot of 30 will hard to achieve and keep constant.

[fflamingmoe]

This system can work but only with steel fitting and be able to suport tons of water mass.
My system is not an inground system.
You would need a inground system with cement coil system.
Lots of money to spend lol.

[percey39]

Yeah i was not to sure how your idea would work, but now understand it will be a lot different to what i have in mind. Im scared to see what this set up will end up costing me. I was thinking around 25000 in total with building the shed big enough for the toys as well lol. It will be fun talking the boss into this

[fflamingmoe]

Well i think $25,000 is cutting it close but if you build it yourself and know how to work with hot water tanks or electric heat then your safe.
Then the system must be inspected.

[percey39]

Yeah im pretty lucky as i have mates that can do all the plumbing, electricity and the concreteing. All i have to is buy the materials, so im hoping this should greatly reduce these costs.

[Freebody]

hello and welcome. can wait to see pics of your green conda, im a fan of the big snakes as well ,go big or go home lol jk since joining the forum i expanded my addiction to all breeds big or small.it was bad enouph before but thanks to these guys here,not only will i need a whole house for the large snakes i want, i will need one for all the little ones i like now as well lol. just a question for you, i read that green anacondas got a musky smell to them that does not go away and they smell pretty bad all the time and gets much worse when they are large? like an oil that excreats from there skin so when you hold them you stink after. not sure how bad this smell really is or if its 100% true but i figure ill ask and find out. they look so sweet i love the pattern, i almost got one before i got my retic but that was the reason i didnt.

[fflamingmoe]

Well Anaconda's do smell bad but only when the cage is not clean.
They smell a little stronger then most but no diffrent if you clean the cage proper.
And it can be a strong smell yes.
And one rule is to be able to drink out of thier water dish.
And you don't need a big pond in there ether.
You can have a dish like any other Boa.

[Freebody]

ah i was thinking that they didnt smell that bad if kept properly. good to know becuase i would love to get one.

[fflamingmoe]

Where are you planning to get one if you do?
I know that you looked around a bit eh?
They do get big but grow slow.
I would recommend a Green Male.
But that's up to you because i'm looking at Females.
I don't like Yellows just because i don't like the colors and are a bit on the krankie side but they are smaller.

[siz]

missed this thread...Welcome to the forum :)