Breeding yellow anacondas - Page 2

KORBIN5895 · 04-13-12, 08:56 AM

You guys can be as nice as you want and appease him but I answered straight forward to his questions and intents.

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Originally Posted by Shrp Blunt

Hi there,

I recently thought of getting myself a breeding pair of yellow anacondas. I found a pair that are 18 months old and about 1 meter long at the moment. But I first wanted to just find out a few things before I go collect them. Can someone tell me how they breed? What are the costs involved? What age can they start? and just in general how is the temerament of yellow anacondas?

any additional help would be much appreciated.

Many Thanks
Sharp Blunt

Now if you will take noe that his original post showed two things. A) his total lack of knowledge of yellow anacondas and B) his intent go breed.

If you guys want to be nice and sugar coat I am a-okay with that and that is normally my approach also. My problem is his stories are changing with each post. His original post says nothing about them being a pet.

@Op

I am not on a high horse at all. I just answered you with a very straight forward and honest answer. You can judge it from there.

<3Cupcake<3 · 04-13-12, 09:32 AM

You all are so busy telling him he shouldn't be breeding these snake because he doesn't know enough about them...why don't you stop telling him why he shouldn't and start feeding him info so that he CAN!! He obviously wants to, so help him out! This IS a forum about gaining knowlege about keeping snakes PROPERLY so help him do it and stop wasting time telling him not to!! He doesn't have them yet and he's asking for info on them. GIVE IT TO HIM!!!

<3Cupcake<3 · 04-13-12, 09:36 AM

Everyone has to learn somewhere. Gabby did terrible when we first got her. She didn't have good temps or humidity. She threw up food all the time and hardly grew at all!! In fact she just started growing since you started this site and learned a few things about snakes. She survived and you eventually learned to care for her properly.

Trent · 04-13-12, 10:11 AM

Go cupcake!!!!

**lady_bug87** · 04-13-12, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by <3Cupcake<3

Everyone has to learn somewhere. Gabby did terrible when we first got her. She didn't have good temps or humidity. She threw up food all the time and hardly grew at all!! In fact she just started growing since you started this site and learned a few things about snakes. She survived and you eventually learned to care for her properly.

First off I disagree with you completely. There is a difference between buying ONE of the species and learning from your mistakes and buying TWO with the intention of breeding witout ever owning the species. Many snake keepers and hobbyists cringe when they see posts like yours because they're irresponsible. You're encouraging this person (the OP) to just go out and get whatever he wants then learn when he has the time.

Many hobbyists see animals get mistreated, euthanized, or abandoned because the keeper cannot take care of them properly. I also don't think (from past threads about your husband's collection) that Gabby's issues were a result of poor care under his supervision. As far as I remember she had some other issues when she was acquired which through education he has resolved.

These members are not being hard on the OP they are expressing frustration which I can understand.

To the OP I am glad you are asking these questions. Please consider that whatever you breed you have to be responsible for. Meaning if your female produces 50 babies and you only sell 10 the costs of feeding, housing, and other maintenance is completely your responsibility for the other 40 plus the original 2 and any other clutch she drops in that season. I would personally start with one snake. Raise it to adulthood and learn all you can about he species then if you can see yourself having 60 of them at once for an unknown period of time then continue with your breeding plan. I personally don't believe that starting with a pair is the best way. Whatever you decide.. Good luck.

KORBIN5895 · 04-13-12, 11:01 AM

Actually I treated Gabby the same way I did my cornsnake. Gabby did regurge three meals and I assumed it was because of the hair. I now believe she regurged because of the terrible setup I had going on. She was only one of two that survived out of her litter.

<3Cupcake<3 · 04-13-12, 11:02 AM

Lady bug, I'm glad you know my husband so well and what goes on in our home. I didn't realize you were so in touch with our personal lives. Lol. I don't mean to be rude but my husband has told me Gabby didn't grow and threw up her food because of temps and humidity. He just didn't know what to do at first yet he still got her, and because he has continued to learn WHILE having her, she has been thriving WONDERFULLY. He's a great snake keeper if I do say so myself...but he had to learn it here. I didn't tell him to go out and get it before he learned...I said for all you "seasoned snake owners to stop wasting time telling him not to do him and start telling him how to do it. I would encourage buddy to read up on what he can, but having three kids has taught me one thing...you can read whatever the heck you want but in the end experience is the best teacher.

**lady_bug87** · 04-13-12, 11:19 AM

I know enough to know I am glad I'm not the one married to you considering I don't spend my days trolling after my husband on the Internet... You know, not to be rude.

These seasoned snake keepers are responding to the idea that someone who has never dealt with a species wants to start raising them not to the information he requested. Just in case in your haste to correct everyone you forgot how to read.

And Kevin my mistake I read so many threads I can't keep them straight. I wasn't sure if she had some issues before hand. I have heard boas going on hunger strikes because of poor set ups but not regurge

KORBIN5895 · 04-13-12, 11:29 AM

Well this is going to be epic.

I had terrible heat gradients going on. So unless gabby spent all of her time at the top of the enclosure she didn't have proper temps to digest. She would regurge the whole decomposed mouse 5-7 days later.

**lady_bug87** · 04-13-12, 11:36 AM

... Why epic? This isn't about you and gabby. She's fine. No need to explain yourself.

<3Cupcake<3 · 04-13-12, 12:15 PM

Lol...I wouldn't have went for you anyway. I don't swing that way. I can do whatever I want. I did marry him. He asked me to marry him so I suppose he must like me.I don't see it being your concern, Princess. We both log onto each others things. He reads my texts I read his. Does that bother you? Its called marriage hunny bunny. Its the way we roll. Last time I checked the marriage certificate you weren't on it, so I guess its not your concern how we work our marriage.
Aaaanyway..I say learn abit about the snakes you want to buy and get them. They are young you have tons of time to learn. Like I said that's what my husband did and Gabby is great. Good luck to ya!!!

Bradyloach · 04-13-12, 12:22 PM

Baha this thread turned into Jerry springer show! The op just wants info

let's give it to him! I bought a sav and kept her in a fish tank for 2 weeks with 15% humitdy! People encouraged me to get an enclosure made out of wood and high humitdy. I only did this because they shared there experience and knowledge. If someone tells me to do it, screw that but they encouraged me to the right path and now I'm on my way to becoming a great sav keeper! Who knows maybe this guy will be the next best anaconda breeder in the world!

<3Cupcake<3 · 04-13-12, 12:23 PM

Bradyloach- *LIKE*

CK SandBoas · 04-13-12, 12:27 PM

Honestly, if i was the OP of this thread, and saw the responses of a few of the more seasoned keepers here, i would abandon this thread, and honestly this site, and look elsewhere for constructive, informative information and advice. Being blunt and honest is fine, but what does all the personal information being slung about here have anything to do with breeding yellow anacondas?????

So i am going to be blunt and honest with a few of you, and say i am disgusted at the behavior being shown here, you are adults, and this thread should be locked, or at least all the mudslinging comments be deleted from this thread. Wayne, feel free to delete this comment if you need to.

**lady_bug87** · 04-13-12, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Bradyloach

Baha this thread turned into Jerry springer show! The op just wants info

let's give it to him! I bought a sav and kept her in a fish tank for 2 weeks with 15% humitdy! People encouraged me to get an enclosure made out of wood and high humitdy. I only did this because they shared there experience and knowledge. If someone tells me to do it, screw that but they encouraged me to the right path and now I'm on my way to becoming a great sav keeper! Who knows maybe this guy will be the next best anaconda breeder in the world!

Ha I wouldn't call it Jerry Springer

And yes but again that was NOT the reason people were telling The OP to hold off breeding. As I said initially its ok to get ONE and learn from your mistakes but to get TWO and breed them only to find out you need to deal with upwards of 60 animals who weren't even sure how to take care of is doing wrong by the animal. Kevin got ONE boa you got ONE sav you guys didnt buy a breeding group and start experimenting. THAT is what I initially responded to. Unless you know exactly what you're getting into you shouldn't be breeding end of story.

The fact that I find her rude, inconsiderate, and misinformed to the point of negligence is beyond the reach of this topic that has now been horribly derailed.