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Arboreal snake

Emerald tree boa

Corallus caninus

Kept the same way as the Amazon tree boa, carpet python and green tree python, so they share one kit: the same heat, light, and humidity, sized to the animal.

Build an emerald tree boa setup See the gear
Photograph of a Emerald tree boa
Photograph by Edeag3, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Care sheet

What it needs

We have taken these figures from published sources and are still checking them against our own experience. Treat them as a guide, and ask us before you buy.

Basking surface
29 to 32°C Measured on the surface the animal lies on, not in the air.
Daytime air
22 to 28°C The cool end, away from the lamp.
Night air
22 to 24°C
UV index at the basking spot
0.6 to 1.4 Zones 1 to 2. Crepuscular or shade dweller, thermal conformer
Humidity
75 to 90%
Daylight hours
12 h in summer, 12 h in winter
Where it lives
Arboreal
Adult length
150 to 180 cm
What it eats
Carnivore
When it is active
Nocturnal
How it lives
Arboreal
Typical captive life
20 years
Longest recorded life
19 years A record from the literature, not what to expect. Most animals live well short of it.

Our reading of the literature, not veterinary advice. Animals vary, and so do rooms, so take these figures, and any setup the builder puts together, as a starting point, and ask a reptile vet about your own animal. Where the figures come from.

From the catalogue

Gear that suits an emerald tree boa

Chosen for arboreal snake. The setup builder puts the whole kit together, sized to the animal, with the reason for each piece.

Build the whole kit

Same care group

Kept the same way

Where it comes from

Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, E/S Venezuela (Bolívar, Amazonas), NE Brazil (north of the Rio Amazonas and north and east of the Rio Negro: Amapá, Pará, Roraima, Amazonas); elevation 0-200 m.

Breeding: ovoviviparous

Where the figures come from