Sobakopodobnye Boas ( Corallus caninus )

Sobakopodobnye Boas are found in the tropical humid lowlands forests of the Amazon and the Guinean regions of South America.

Sobakopodobnye Boas called "emerald" (eng. Emerald) because of the fine green color their backs. Many populations have along the back white blotches, although there are individuals without them. Other black individuals coloring on the back. Juvenile can be brown to red. Sobakopodobnye Boas can grow to over 2 metres in length. Males are usually smaller females, more thin and have big claws.

Newborn Boas can reach 40-50 cm in length and weigh from 20 to 50 grams. The cubs have a reddish-brown color. By 4 months they begin to accept your true color is green.

Unfortunately, the length of life sabakavalavro boa in the wild there is no data. In captivity they can live over 15 years.

Sobakopodobnye Boas spend most of life in the wet lowland tropical forests, living under curtains of foliage trees and shrubs. In during the day they almost don't move and lie on horizontal branches. They rolled into a spiral and put your head in the center. As predators-zasadnyi, these Boas hanging from a branch and catch their prey, stealing it from the ground.

Sobakopodobnye Boas are nocturnal predators, hunting in rodents, lizards and marsupials. Observations indicate that these Boas hanging on the branches of the low from the ground and bending the head down, waiting for a passing rodent.

More and more people in recent years, wish to have yourself tobaccogrowing of Boas. Their beauty and aesthetics are best for man.
They also help to control rodent populations, which can be pests near habitation.

Sobakopodobnye Boas are among the most trudnoobozrimyh snakes. They require a kind of conditions, and well known for their aggressive behavior. However, if I contain correctly, the unparalleled beauty of these Boas will make them any exotic trophy collection.

Ensure proper terrarium may require some creative potential. This tree snakes, i.e., they spend on the branches almost all the time. Tobaccogrowing the Boas must be provided many horizontal branches of different sizes and locations. To to accommodate all this, your cage should be large enough.

Due to the fact that reptiles of endothermic, the speed of their digestion depends on the environment. Because sobakopodobnye Boas live in quite cold weather conditions, the food they digest much longer than most other species of snakes. This means they eat less than other snakes. Perfect intervals between feedings adult three weeks, while as juveniles should feed every 10-14 days.

In their natural habitat sobakopodobnye Boas eat lizards and birds. However, many Boas in captivity often eat consistently among rodents. If you've got picky eater, you might want to give him his natural food, at least for now he will not eat regularly. Try to give the rodent smell is supposed to get, analisa or Gecko - this method also often used for poor appetite pet. In diameter TO should be no more thickest part of the snake. It is especially important to do so, because these Boas can belch TO if it will be too big. When they will take it a habit to belch food, it will be very difficult to stop it. The best option is to avoid this at all costs.

Perhaps tobaccogrowing of Boas praises not so much beauty, how many of their aggressive behavior. These are the most arboreal snakes. Take a boa constrictor on his hands - not an easy task, therefore, such procedures are better to do, as an experienced Keeper. However, any Keeper should know how correctly and safely to handle it.