New Amazon!

Zoe · 12-30-03, 11:17 PM

Today I welcomed the newest addition the my herp family and the second member of the Corallus family in my household!
She's a big, strapping, Amazon Tree Boa. She weighs a whopping 700grams and is a little agro (she struck once or twice, but only so I'd leave her alone) but not crazy.
I got her from Grant (PCPC), who informed me that she is WC therefore I'll be treating her with a couple doses of panacur when I feed her (despite her size, I'll be giving her a very small rat to start, because she's had regurgitation problems before). I'm also going to spray her for mites when she settles in a little bit.
Anyway, here she is! What is she, a garden?

emroul · 12-30-03, 11:47 PM

What a cutie! I have a garden that doesn't quite look like that, but that's probably what yours is (I'm not really on top of the ATB color phases). Good luck with her.

Jennifer

CHRISANDBOIDS14 · 12-31-03, 12:04 AM

Yah, pretty sure its a garden. Nice girl too!

Good luck with getting her healthy, mites away and all!

CDN-Cresties · 12-31-03, 12:11 AM

Congrats and best of luck with the new addition!!!

-Steve-

TonyL · 12-31-03, 11:17 AM

Looks like she has settled in well Zoe.

She is a garden but a very cool colour and also a very large girl

If you need any help after getting bit a few times, call me hehe

TheRedDragon · 01-03-04, 12:43 AM

Awesome looking ATB Zoe! Her eyes in the second pic look evil!

Ryan and Katie · 01-03-04, 01:17 PM

Why did you go for a WC? Not trying to be rude or presumptuous, just curious..... Good luck with that big girl..

Zoe · 01-03-04, 06:52 PM

Hey,
I went for WC for no reason other than the fact that I thought she was beautiful. When I first saw her I didn't know if she was WC or CB and I made up my mind to get her before I knew either way. I was given a good price on her and she seems healthy enough so I think with some panacur and regular feedings she'll bulk up and make a great big female atb.
I know I probably should have waited for a CB animal but you must understand that she wasn't a spur of the moment decision (well, sort of, but like I said when I was sure I wanted her I didn't know anything about her such as price, origins, feeding habits etc) - and I also think that I'm capable of turning her around and making her happy and healthy

Zoe

Edwin · 01-03-04, 11:54 PM

Congrats, Zoe. Her eyes look positively wicked!

Linds · 01-04-04, 05:37 PM

Congrats on the new addition! On a sidenote, I would err on the side of caution and only treat her enclosure for mites, not the actual snake. I haven't observed any of them do it to date, but since they are known to drink from their coils in the wild, it woudln't hurt to be cautious

Zoe · 01-04-04, 06:02 PM

Yup, I kept an ATB for a while and she drank off the sides of the glass so I'm going to soak her plain old water until her enclosure dries.

Zoe

JonD · 01-04-04, 09:14 PM

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Originally posted by Zoe
Yup, I kept an ATB for a while and she drank off the sides of the glass so I'm going to soak her plain old water until her enclosure dries.

Zoe

Nice looking ATB!! I have used Nix on my ATB before with great results. I just removed his waterdish and sprayed the snake and enclosure down. It is safe for children and has not affected my snake in the least.....

Velvet Science · 01-09-04, 12:13 AM

Zoe,

In regards to the regurge- if it's recent, it's nothing to take lightly. If taken lightly, only luck will see yur animal thru. A regurgitating ATB, unfortunately, is less than healthy. If you know the date of her last regurge, wait a MINIMUM of 3 weeks before offering the next meal- if she has body weight i would even shoot for 2 months.
Here's why...

Not only is it incredibly dehydrating and taxing to their alteady delicate systems, but imagine what it feels like in your own throat when you puke- now imagine just how caustic that would be if your own digestive pH were low enough to break down teeth, bones and hair. The bottomline is, each time a snake regurges, they literally scorch the lining of their upper GI. If it's not fully healed before the next feeding, the irritation will create another heaving, and two regurges is MUCH worse than one. In fact, three is as good as fatal.
Tree boas are notorious for this syndrome, but if treated properly, and caught early enough, it can be remedied.
Each week following her regurge, administer probiotics orally. It's about $5 at a pet pharmacy, and you will have to force-feed it. But do it- and do it every week thereafter until you attempt the next feeding. Do your best to keep her well hydrated in the meantime, and best of luck.

Tyler
Velvet Science Reptiles