Atb

[ballpythonandragon]

Hello i've had my amazon in a tub for over a year now and im interested in purchasing a nice display cage for him. But im wondering where i can get a complete package deal that includes everything. Im open to anything just so i can see this snake move at night. Tired of looking through the tub and wanting somthing easyer to open to get him out. Yes i handle him he's never struck at me or hissed. He's a great eater and i just love him, one day i wish to breed him. I hope more people get into keeping atb and get over there snappy attitudes. Aaron

	Amazon Tree Boa Amazon Tree Boa - The Amazon tree boa, Corallus hortulanus, is a close relative of the Emerald tree boa (Corallus caninus)

[PythonGuy24]

Make a cage it's a whole lot cheaper, IMO

	In My Opinon IMO = In My Opinion and IMHO = In My Honest Opinion

[AKAchris.]

i think boaphile has some nice arboreal cages, i know what you mean i like watching them at night also. im glad to hes doing so good for you sounds like you really like him.

or you could check out www.animalplastics.com

of course he best would probably be home made so that yo could make everything the way you wanted it.

[Kent K25]

www.boaphileplastics.com has arboreal cages.

There are many other options out there as well.

	Arboreal Arboreal is a word meaning "related to or resembling trees". Its meaning comes from the Latin arbor, meaning tree.<br> In biology, an arboreal animal is one which inhabits or spends large amounts of time in trees or bushes.

[DannyBoy]

I agree, making your own is probably the best way to go. It will be a little work to design it and get it just right, but it is usually cheaper and can be made to fit your precise husbandry needs. I just made a 8'x3'x2' inclosure out of tileboard for my BCC, and Dumerils Boa. I made it so I could slide in dividers and section off the cage to make two 4'x3'x2' cages for now. Later when my BCC gets larger, I can take out the dividers and make it all one cage, or if I get something larger I can use this cage. I built it to withstand the weight of other levels and snakes on top of it, so I can make other levels that partition off. The reason I have explained so much about my own cage is to demonstrate that making your own, with a little forethought and planning can usually be the best solution for your individual needs. Mine were designing a cage system that was light, durable, moveable, inexpensive, easy to keep clean and that was very flexible to expansion of my collection and the growth of my reptiles. It took me about two weeks to design and about 25 hours to make{first time is always hard, takes longer to figure out problems that no matter how much time is put into the design, they still occur. LOL}but was well worth it. Good luck with whatever you decide.

	Boa Constrictor Constrictor Red Tail Boa Constrictor (Boa constictor constrictor). Refers to "true" red tail boas such as the Guyana and Suriname locales.

[AKAchris.]

whats the size of your ammie ?

[huntx7]

I'd go with pvccages.com or boaphileplastics.com

[ballpythonandragon]

well Mazon's last shed was about 4ft. so what ever give or take from the actual size of the snake and the shed. That is how large he/she is but im wondering what size works well with heating and all? Im thinking about building it instead then to say i built it and so i can build more if i decide to breed. Im wondering if anyone could give me some pointers on what to use and how to build it. Also what kind of paint and heating and size thanks Aaron P.S. yea AP wants 360.00 for the 24x24x36 with belly heat and shipping no way lol

[JuliusSqueezer]

I made these cages from tileboard. the larger cage on the bottom is 48x20x20 divided into 2 24x20x20 cages. It cost right at 75 bucks to build.

This is what it looked like empty


Good luck breeding amazons some day. By far, they are my favorite to breed because of the whacky genetics and never knowing what will pop out.

[ballpythonandragon]

how do you heat these cages? and is tile board and how do you seal the corners?

[JuliusSqueezer]

Emeralds and amazons don't need much heat. Hot spot at about 83 is plenty unless gravid. I mount a dome light in the back with a 20 watt or 15 watt bulb over one of the 4 inch vent holes and the bottom is heated with a heat pad. Tileboard is only 1/8" thick so it's easy to heat through. It holds heat and humidity almost too well. I seal the corners with 100% silicone white caulk.

	Gravid Gravid term used in biology to describe the condition of a female oviparous when carrying young internally.

	Cloaca is the posterior opening that serves as the only such opening for the intestinal, urinary, and (usually) genital tracts of certain animal species.All birds, reptiles, and amphibians possess this orifice, from which they excrete both urine and feces