A Few IJ Questions

ThEmAdHaTtEr · 07-08-03, 12:34 PM

Hey guys. I think I found the IJ that I want. Shes a yearling female from Bob Clark. IM Buying from Jeff Hartwig. I believe he said that they were about 2 feet or so in length but Im not sure. What should this be feeding on? I know IJ's are a lot different than BP's so im not sure the width. What should it be housed in? Could it be housed in a 3x2x3? I think thats all I have for now, I just wanted a second opinion before I spent my money.

Thanks.

Zoe · 07-08-03, 12:37 PM

I think it's probaby bigger than 2 feet at a year old. My little hatchling is 21" and she hatched 2 months ago.
I just feed a rat that is a little big wider than the width of the snake. IJs are slender so you need to feed a big bigger.

Zoe

Invictus · 07-08-03, 01:49 PM

Also, if I'm not mistaken, IJ's are quite arboreal, so you'll want an enclosure that is more tall than long with a shelf to perch on, and a tree branch if you can find a good sized one.

Zoe · 07-08-03, 01:57 PM

3ft is more than enough height for an IJ. They max out at about 70% arboreal, and many are much less. All of mine except one female spend abotu half their time on the ground. If they have a shelf, though, they spend all their time on it. They love shelves.

Zoe

Mardy · 07-08-03, 03:12 PM

If you can get one eating rats its better.
They can be hard to change over from mice.

Mardy

JIMI · 07-09-03, 02:16 PM

That's an excellent cage size. Make sure to take advantage of all that space by using lots of branches and a shelf or something along those lines. a hide is always nice, but I find that they dont always need a hide (altho they will use it sometimes.) an excellent way to provide a hiding spot, and add to the esthetics of your enclosure is to use either real or fake plants/leaves along the ground. If my IJ is on the ground he's usually curled up amongst some leaves (I use real plants).

small/medium sized frozen/thawed rats would probably be appropriate for your yearling. my male was around 3 feet long at a year old. they are champion feeders, and you'll be amazed at what size of prey they can take down thier gullets.

lordkovacs · 08-01-03, 01:38 PM

my 6 month old is on f/t rat pups... he's just over 2' I believe (tho haven't measured in a while)