Tips and Tricks for My New Addition (Coming Thursday)

**lady_bug87** · 01-31-12, 10:11 AM

Hello Everyone!

As some of you know I am getting my red phase Amazon Tree Boa This week and though I've read caresheets I always like to hear personal experiences that keepers have with the species

So lay it on me! Tips and Tricks to dealing with these beautiful snakes and of course when s/he comes I will be posting pictures

Thanks!

youngster · 01-31-12, 10:13 AM

Don't eat tuna fish then change your snake's water

**lady_bug87** · 01-31-12, 10:15 AM

hahaha noted.

KORBIN5895 · 01-31-12, 10:22 AM

Tip number one. Don't get bit.

Swany · 01-31-12, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by KORBIN5895

Tip number one. Don't get bit.

Top tip Dumber lol

**lady_bug87** · 01-31-12, 10:29 AM

you are all HILARIOUS

I was thinking you know husbandry and handling and other stuff but.. yea this is good

Gungirl · 01-31-12, 10:32 AM

Make sure your set up is 100% for when it arrives so that you don't have to bother it at all for the first week aside from water changes. Also practice proper quarantine no matter what. I see so many people fail on these 2 things and it kills me. They are so simple and so important.

Swany · 01-31-12, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by lady_bug87

you are all HILARIOUS

I was thinking you know husbandry and handling and other stuff but.. yea this is good

Hell Lady Bug I dunno anything about husbandry. I just no it's a good idea not to get bit ;-)

**lady_bug87** · 01-31-12, 10:35 AM

well its a 2011 neonate so I will be putting it in a tub since it will be easier to maintain humidity in there

Gungirl · 01-31-12, 10:36 AM

Do you have the tub set up already? If not I would. A few days to see how the temps and humidity play out is always good practice.

**lady_bug87** · 01-31-12, 10:38 AM

yea pretty much I have the tub just have to secure a couple perches its sterilized and ready to go I just need to pick up a heat pad (this is all temporary until I move and I build him/her its own viv

KORBIN5895 · 01-31-12, 10:42 AM

My atb would soak in his water bowl. I know that is unusual but its a good idea to have one.

Gungirl · 01-31-12, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by KORBIN5895

My atb would soak in his water bowl. I know that is unusual but its a good idea to have one.

All snakes are different. Heck my GTP drinks from his bowl all the time. Never off his coils....

MoreliAddict · 01-31-12, 10:45 AM

be careful not to pull/force arboreals off of perches, they get wrapped up around them and too much force could injure their spine. i use an arboreal cage from boaphile for my carpet, they come with a removable perch which alleviates this problem.

as far as husbandry, pvc cages with a completely closed off top hold humidity well, another reason to go with the cage i mentioned above

read a few care-sheets on atbs

post pics

good luck!

**lady_bug87** · 01-31-12, 10:48 AM

yea mine never soaks in her bowl or drinks out of it