For ATB Owners...

[KLiK]

i posted about ETBs and GTPs and after some research and responses i think i am going to get an ATB . i still am going to wait and do more research before i make a final decision, but i want to know if some owners can post pics of their enclosures and snakes for me. thanks in advance.
can you also tell me some experiences youve had.

[HeRpZ03]

Well i dont have any pics of my enclosure, but i can tell you about my experience with them. As of right now i only have 1 adult female (sorta left the hobby for a while and just starting up again and will hopefully have a 1.2 trio by the summer). Although they have the reputation of being raspy and quite aggressive there are always exceptions to the rules. Of course my female isn't exactly what you would call "tame" but hell i don't mind, i just adore looking at her. As far as handling goes, i've handled her maybe once or twice this month, and that was only when taking her out to clean her enclosure and place her in a different rubbermaid. I've found that their feeding habbits/response is great and regurgitation has never been a problem for me. Humidity requirements are not as extreme as it is for ETB's but still require a good amount of humidity during the "light" hours. Also, they are more tolerant of temp drops, one night the temps dropped from the ordinary 75 at night to 69-71 and had no problems. I'm currently housing her in a rubbermaid-like enclosure with 4 3/4" wooden dowls going across the enclosure forming forks here and there, and for plant cover i use branches of fake ficus that drape over the wooden dowls. Being nocturnal, their activity during the night is great. When my girl doesn't have a full belly, she's wandering around making all sorts of noises as she slithers through the leaves. Hopefully i can borrow my sisters digi cam next time i go over there so i can take pics of the enclosure. Hope this helps, and good luck with your future purchase and hope you have a wonderful experience with these gems.

Allan

[KLiK]

thanks that was good to read. is it true that you can keep one adult in a 20 extra high? i read that on a link from corallus.com and i thought that seems pretty small

[HeRpZ03]

A 20 gal tall doesn't provide "ample" room, but could house a single adult IMO. The problem with using tall tanks that open from above is that it is hard to remove their water dishes for regular changing and for when they defecate in them, without getting bit. Also, if the enclosure is going to be put in a "high traffic" room, then an all glass aquarium wouldn't be a good choice if your newly aquired ATB is nervous around people. All the movement could easily stress out the ATB.

[KLiK]

it will be in my basment after i redo it for my reptiles only so no one is really going to be down there but me. im also most likely going to build my own enclosure for him i just wanted to see what i could use for a temporary thing because i got an extra 20high and an extra 30g

[JonD]

Tanks are for fish. Really the best thing you can do is a large rubber maid. It's cheap and works very well.

[KLiK]

Originally posted by JonD
... large rubber maid. It's cheap and works very well.

i was actually looking at this
and thinking about doing it

[HeRpZ03]

Originally posted by KLiK
i was actually looking at this
and thinking about doing it

that would work, my set up is pretty similar to that

[SnakeyeZ]

Klik, here's my amazon in his enclosure.

And here's a few photo's of the amazon.

[KLiK]

thanks for the idea. that snake is awsome what type of ATB is it? and how old?

[JonD]

Its a garden phase.

[KLiK]

arent there more then one garden phases? like the one in the picture, a more greenish one, and a reddish one?

EDIT: sorry if i sound annoying or something i just want to learn before i make a final decision

[JonD]

Usually "gardens" are shades of browns and greys, but can be redish, yellowish, greenish or even a purply hue.

[JonD]

I consider this a garden and shes pure pink!

[JonD]

Another garden male and he is grey with brown designs...