My arboreal boas

[BarelyBreathing]

Noodles is a garden phase male Amazon tree boa.
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m611/SnakeShed/DSC_0009.jpg

Static is my female garden phase Amazon.
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m611/SnakeShed/DSC_00173.jpg
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Static and Nooles
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m611/SnakeShed/DSC_0212.jpg
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m611/SnakeShed/DSC_0433.jpg

Sand Dollar is a tri color Amazon female
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m611/SnakeShed/DSC_0081-1.jpg
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m611/SnakeShed/DSC_0078.jpg

[BarelyBreathing]

Sand Dollar again.
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m611/SnakeShed/DSC_0124.jpg

Tropicana is a tangerine female.
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m611/SnakeShed/DSC_0075-1.jpg

Daiquiri is a yellow female.
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m611/SnakeShed/DSC_0131.jpg

Tang is my super evil yellow stripe girl.
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m611/SnakeShed/DSC_0105.jpg

Crush is my orange tangerine male.
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m611/SnakeShed/DSC_0028-1.jpg

And cell phone pictures:

Sprite is a bronze female.
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m611/SnakeShed/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0558_1314415197491.jpg

Sunkist is a tangerine male.
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m611/SnakeShed/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0524_1314319195496.jpg
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m611/SnakeShed/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0462_1313340996065.jpg

[Kayla90]

Static is gorgeous.. and they are both the same type?? they don't look the same at all XD
Absolutely awesome collection !!

[BarelyBreathing]

Crush when I first brought him home:
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m611/SnakeShed/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0073_1306122456200.jpg

Sunkist when I first brought him home:
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m611/SnakeShed/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0448_1313089623207.jpg

Emerald Tree boas:
Lightning and Tempest are females, Thunder is a male.

Thunder and Lightning
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m611/SnakeShed/DSC_0126.jpg
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m611/SnakeShed/DSC_0128.jpg

Lightning
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m611/SnakeShed/DSC_0067.jpg

Tempest
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m611/SnakeShed/DSC_0092-2.jpg
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m611/SnakeShed/DSC_0336.jpg

And lastly this is my Indonesian tree boa. I know she isn't a Corallus, but she's still a tree boa and I don't want to start a new thread just for one snake. She has no name.
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m611/SnakeShed/DSC_0034-5.jpg

[BarelyBreathing]

All the snakes except for the last one and thre green ones are Amazon tree boas.

[spots]

Awesome collection :D

[BarelyBreathing]

Thank you.

[GarterPython]

Those are amazing!

[SnakeyJay]

Awesome shot of the ETB on the guitar :D

[Strutter769]

Static is gorgeous.. and they are both the same type?? they don't look the same at all XD
Absolutely awesome collection !!

Static's red face is beyond incredible! Great collection!

"Look at all the pretty colors! Wow, man!" ~ Cheech & Chong (Pick a movie,)

[Norm66]

Incredible. Thanks for sharing.

[Jenn_06]

you have really a nice collection.

[Gungirl]

I think after looking at all your pictures in all the different threads many of us want to take a trip to your house now.... lol

You have a beautiful collection!

[ZARADOZIA]

I think after looking at all your pictures in all the different threads many of us want to take a trip to your house now.... lol

You have a beautiful collection!


LOL I was thinking the SAME thing!

[BarelyBreathing]

Thank you all for the compliments. I really appreciate it.

[marvelfreak]

I am very, very, very jealous. (wipes drool from chin)

[millertime89]

I'm so jealous, atbs and etbs are another species I would love to work with some day. Your collection is amazing.

[BurmeseGuy]

Super collection, love the "snout" on the Indo, and I love, love, love me some Tree Boas

[Wama]

Very Very nice. Esp the ETB'S. Also Tang and Crush

[BarelyBreathing]

Thanks, guys.

[jaleely]

I never saw this thread. They are all sooooooo nice! One of these days I need to get an ATB. I've always really liked them. I never knew you had so many...and they are NICE. Jealous!

[BarelyBreathing]

One of these days I need to get an ATB.

Yeah you do!

[jaleely]

I really really do. I started looking into the garden's, and had one in my hands at the last reptile show, but just didn't feel prepared yet.
Haha, how many people say that nowadays??
I need to look into them again : )
I'm not much of a boa girl, but the ATBs just have that special awesome something!
So tell me...i saw you posted which one was super evil...which one is the nicest? lol Does that term even get used for ATBs? lol

[AjaMichelle]

They're amazing! :) I love that pic of Lightning on the guitar.

[BarelyBreathing]

Noodles (the light garden) and Sand Dollar are my nicest ATBs. The most mellow arboreal I have is the Indonesian tree boa.

Thanks, Aja.

[jaleely]

Yeah but how mellow is mellow? Like ball python mellow or like, carpet python on a good day mellow? (ie: only striking a little lol)

[BarelyBreathing]

The indo has never hissed, struck, or puffed up. Think ball python mellow but more active. The two Amazons would be closer to tame carpet python mellow, some days never striking, others strking once or twice. They don't do a lot of threatening, though. They either strike or they don't, there is no hissing or puffing. Once you start working with these guys you will learn to read their body language. They hold themselves differently when they are thinking about biting. But there are other times where they're just cruising up your arm and seem to go "oh, an arm, I wonder if I can eat it".

[jaleely]

lol awesome. The one I held at the show was pretty sweet actually, and I kind of regret not getting it.
I know I read my carpet python very well. I can always tell with her.
I was curious about these guys though, because I have not been around them much. Thank you!
My impression was that they are bite crazy, but that's just the clutter you always hear. I know better *lol*

[BarelyBreathing]

Some are, some aren't. I have a few that will strike at their own shadows.

[BarelyBreathing]

I think a lot of keepers (including myself) will only mention the bad to discourage new people who have little to no snake experience from getting one.

[BurmeseGuy]

Jaleely, you're already keeping a semi arboreal snake if you have a carpet and I have yet to meet a puppy dog tame carpet. Did you know a Carpet will perch like a GTP if you provide it a perch. Just a little tid bit of info, as far as ATB's go, they're like any other snake, you have to work with them and be selective, handle them prior to buying, I have 2 that are pretty mello, 1 that I can just reach in and pick up (the rest of my collection requires hooking first) and then I have one that is an A$$ with teeth...but I bought her knowing that, she was just too pretty not to get. I'm still working with her but I can touch her in the enclosure...lol just not out of it, it's her comfort zone so she doesn't like being out of it.

[jaleely]

I have a thread on my carpet (Silver :) and there are photos of her somewhere where's she's on branches in her enclosure. I mix them up every now and then and she loves to explore it.
She is actually very tollerant of me. Strikes at my husband every time, though hehehe
I'm the only one who can reach in and pick her up. We actually did buy a hook just for her though! For the hubby of course ;)

It's not just that they're arboreal, I just love the look of them. ATBs are really beautiful snakes! My *actual* problem, besides being a little wary of getting something as fussy as my carpet has been (it's taken at least 9months or more? to get here where she doesn't bite me all the time) that I can't decide which type of ATB I like the best. I can't even pick a favorite from BBs collection...I would love to have them all!

[BarelyBreathing]

I've never met an adult carpet who WASN'T puppy dog tame, lol.

Jaleely, if I ever unload my collection, you get first pick. Not that that will happen.

[Rogue628]

I don't know how I missed this thread. They're absolutely gorgeous! I've thought about getting an ATB off and on, but can never truly decide if I want one or not lol.

[BarelyBreathing]

Thanks, Rogue. And yes, you want one.

[BurmeseGuy]

Yes you absolutely want one, Jaleely, so do you. A piece of advice, try and remember what scent you have on your hands when you reach in and have a "handling" session without incident, you're not getting bit because she has associated you and your scent as a non-threat, I am the only one at our house that can hold the ATB's minus my butt with teeth female, nobody can hold her, which drives me insane since she's so dang pretty...lol I will have 2 litters of ATB's this fall and if either of you want to try your hand at ATB's you let me know and I'll part with some gardens for next to nothing and you pay shipping. If you don't like it, send it back and I will pick up shipping...that is of course if you don't get one before then lol.

[Frozenflame]

they are beauties :]

[jaleely]

I usually wash my hands with watered down dish soap (because we're cheap and don't buy hand soap *lol*) before handling.
However......and i thought you were teasing me for a second Dale...lol
There was the recent time i fed my garters and then didn't get the fish smell off of my hands completely...and then held my hognose. That thread has a life of it's own!
(So I'm not ever used to handling fish! And perhaps watered down dish soap was not the best to get rid of that smell! LOL)

Anyway...BB I'm holding you do that! I doubt you ever will though. You strike me as a forever owner ; )

[BarelyBreathing]

Indeed I am. I've had to give away my frogs, though, because my house was too hot for them. And my husband had sold/traded some of his snakes. But mine are forever.