Amazon Tree Boa Cage Size

SteveJor · #1 (**permalink**) 05-02-2002, 04:28 AM

What cage size to start with for a neonate and what size to upgrade to for an adult?
Talk about right to the point. [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]
Thanks a bunch.

Oh, Anyone selling a nice juvi one of these? The ones at the stores are mean as heck.
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trinitywolf · #2 (**permalink**) 05-02-2002, 04:38 AM

A 10 gallon should do the trick for at least the first year and a half for a neonate ATB. Eventually you will probably want to upgrade to a 30 gallon tall or something around that size. ATB's usually take around five-six years to reach their full adult size. I may be wrong about that but I seem to remember that they are slow growing boas. ATB's are also infamous for their nippy demeanor. I have one that bites me EVERY time I take him out. You have to be ready to deal with that should you decide to get one! [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img] Some of us think it is one of their more charming qualities (until they grow up) LOL

Get ahold of Julius...I think that he may have one left from the clutch that his female had on Christmas day!

Good luck!
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ss26969 · #3 (**permalink**) 05-02-2002, 04:54 AM

i have my atb in a 30 gal tank. your right they take along time to grow mines only 2 1/2 ft or so. the thing you realy need is a dish for them to soak and something to climb if mines not in the dish its on the tree. i never see him in the hide box. about there temp mine only snaps and hisses when i put the mouse in the tank and he's eating. i never got bit yet knock on wood [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img] rember if they bite bite them back lol [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
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SteveJor · #4 (**permalink**) 05-02-2002, 05:10 AM

I knew they were nippy but the ones at the store by me are REALLY nippy. The guy won't even take them out of the tank. They just strike over and over again. Like little friggin machine guns. Snap, snap , snap. He tried a hook and it snapped at that. These just seem TOO nippy. If the people working there won't touch them, I am worried about how to move them if I need to clean the cage.
I have a empty plastic arboreal cage(yes, I have junk all over)sitting on a shelf by my fish tank. It is 12x12x16. This should work for a while right?
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NYCSpeedcore · #5 (**permalink**) 05-02-2002, 06:31 AM

Is it a BARRS tank? I have one he made for me with the same dimensions. That tank should be fine for them during the first year. An adult needs around a 2' square, but the bigger the better.
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SteveJor · #6 (**permalink**) 05-02-2002, 03:21 PM

Nope, not a BARRS cage.
It is a white plastic with a clear acrylic hinged door and a removable screen top. It only cost me $35 so I couldn't pass it up.
BTW, Tabitha is a very nice looking snake.
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Ravnos · #7 (**permalink**) 05-02-2002, 08:23 PM

I start my baby amazons in a 10 gallon tipped on its side. And I keep my adults in 50 or 30 gallon 'high' aquariums that were donated to me. Kind of a pain to clean - but they work very well otherwise. I built a 30 gallon 'high' sized enclosure out of melamine & plywood, but it didn't take the humidity levels very well so I moved my ammie out of it. Really, I think alot of people overdo it with ammie cages and set them up in something like an emerald would be in, which is really not necessary - nor is it preferrable. My ammies spend quite a bit of time going back and forth between the ground and their branches... as long as you have something that lets them get 6" or so off the ground, I think they'd be more than happy with that.

Rav

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NYCSpeedcore · #8 (**permalink**) 05-03-2002, 01:39 AM

Thanks Steve, lets get a few pics of your guy up here as well. Just out of curiosity, where did you get that tank from? Thats a great price.
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SteveJor · #9 (**permalink**) 05-03-2002, 05:47 AM

It's from HerpCages. Oops, my mistake. BARRS is HerpsCages. They redesigned their line of cages and I got lucky. Was able to pick one up dirt cheap. It has a slot on the bottom that holds a heat pad/tape, the door is routered in so no gaps, and the screen top can be removed. All in all I was very impressed with the quality for the price. It's a sharp looking little cage.

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Drax · #10 (**permalink**) 05-11-2002, 06:07 AM

Hey Steve,

i keep my ATB in a 8 gallon tall (16" long X 12" high X 8" deep) that i knocked out the front and made a plexiglass door so i can easily dodge the nips. and that'll keep him for about a year. i thought i needed the door but he hasn't bitten me yet when i go to get him out, but once he's out and i move my hand in front of his face he'll lunge out.

Julius knows a lot about arboreals and was saying that they like smaller spaces as opposed to larger ones. He keeps his adults in 30 gallon tall tanks and they just sit all day curled up on a branch. hehe i timed it right so that when my two carpets out grows their 10 gallons it'll be just about time to move the ATB into a ten and then into the 30 after my BCI out grows that. [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
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pinatamonkey · #11 (**permalink**) 06-08-2002, 08:09 AM

are BARRS 20x20x20 cages good for adults? They're the right price! $90
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SteveJor · #12 (**permalink**) 06-19-2002, 08:56 PM

I would think that size would be OK. Julius is the expert but if he keeps them in 30 gallon tanks, then I tend to think the BARR's cage should be fine.
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treeboa · #13 (**permalink**) 09-25-2002, 01:53 AM

viv size depends on how many your gonna end up with, i keep trios 1.2 when adult, 30 high, 48 wide 22 deep, ok so i have to make them as no one supplies them that size, you may say thats big but two of my females are over 6 foot, and even though i have had them as ltc ( subadult/small adult when purchased) for 4 years they are not happy with me in the viv even when feeding them, i want the room to get out of the way sometimes, they are very active and roam everywhere around eventually ending up basking over the water bowl at night then retreating to the hide during the day-unless gravid then they spend most of the day near the basking spot
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faze · #14 (**permalink**) 09-25-2002, 02:49 AM

i've got a barrs for my rosy boa and she loves it its a great cage
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