Amazon Care Sheet
Care of Baby Amazon Tree Boas
Housing: I keep all my baby boas in a standard plastic shoebox container that has a holes placed in each of the four sides. Substrate is a clean paper towel. Cut a perch from a plastic coat hanger to provide them with a simple place to sit. However, unlike their namesake, don't be surprised to see your ATB sitting on the ground, hiding in weird places, or in general, not sitting on a perch. A small cup with fresh water will suffice. Humidity is not an issue with baby ATBs, but you may want to spray the lid a little every other day. If they are going to shed, spray the container and snake daily to help with the shed.
Temps: Daytime temps are kept between 83-88F. Nightime temps in the high 70's to low 80's.
Feeding: ATB's can be very picky feeders. I personally have had babies that will eat from my hands within seconds of offering a food item to them, to having one that is so picky, I have to try multiple times to get them to eat by using a few different tricks.
Here are the four main methods I use to feed my baby ATBs. I only attempt to feed them after it gets dark and when they are the most active:
1. Hold a live food item in front of them. Move as little as possible and wait for the ATB to grab the food item.
2. Place the ATB in a deli cup with the food item (pinkies only) and leave them alone overnight.
3. Leave a live pinky in a small cup inside the actual shoebox container the animal is being housed in overnight. When the animal is crusing around its home it will find the food item.
4. Heat up a thawed food item to 95-100F and then offer it when it is cool enough, so the animal doesn't hurt itself. The heated item tends to get a striking response. It can also be left inside the animal's container overnight, (they will eat a dead food item if it's fresh).
Housing: I keep all my baby boas in a standard plastic shoebox container that has a holes placed in each of the four sides. Substrate is a clean paper towel. Cut a perch from a plastic coat hanger to provide them with a simple place to sit. However, unlike their namesake, don't be surprised to see your ATB sitting on the ground, hiding in weird places, or in general, not sitting on a perch. A small cup with fresh water will suffice. Humidity is not an issue with baby ATBs, but you may want to spray the lid a little every other day. If they are going to shed, spray the container and snake daily to help with the shed.
Temps: Daytime temps are kept between 83-88F. Nightime temps in the high 70's to low 80's.
Feeding: ATB's can be very picky feeders. I personally have had babies that will eat from my hands within seconds of offering a food item to them, to having one that is so picky, I have to try multiple times to get them to eat by using a few different tricks.
Here are the four main methods I use to feed my baby ATBs. I only attempt to feed them after it gets dark and when they are the most active:
1. Hold a live food item in front of them. Move as little as possible and wait for the ATB to grab the food item.
2. Place the ATB in a deli cup with the food item (pinkies only) and leave them alone overnight.
3. Leave a live pinky in a small cup inside the actual shoebox container the animal is being housed in overnight. When the animal is crusing around its home it will find the food item.
4. Heat up a thawed food item to 95-100F and then offer it when it is cool enough, so the animal doesn't hurt itself. The heated item tends to get a striking response. It can also be left inside the animal's container overnight, (they will eat a dead food item if it's fresh).
Emerald Care Sheet
Care of Emerald Tree Boas - to come soon.