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CITES II
Boidae

Amazon Tree Boa

Corallus hortulanus

Photograph: Miguel · CC BY-SA

Photographed by an observer on iNaturalist and published under a Creative Commons licence; the photographer and the licence are named under the image. It is not an animal of ours, and no animal was handled by us to produce it.

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Drag the sun. The sheet states a night temperature, so the rail follows it.

CITES II is a global listing and holds in every country. National law is not global, and we hold no national wildlife law for any country, Thailand included. Check your own authority before buying or selling.

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warm end31–33 °C
cool end24–25 °C
Humidity60–80 %
Enclosure152×76×122
Diet7 days

The numbers

Thermal gradient

152025303540 °C
24–25°Cool side
31–33°Warm side
24–25°Night

Day: a real gradient, 31–33°C warm against 24–25°C cool, so the animal chooses. Night: 24–25°C.

Why

Same scale on every sheet here, so two species compare by eye.

The sheet stateswarm 31-33 °C / cool 24-25 °C / night 24-25 °C

Humidity

60–80%Target RH

The sheet statesaverage humidity levels of 60-80%

UVB

T5 6%UVI 2–3

The sheet statesZoo Med T5 HO ReptiSun 5.0 or Arcadia Forest 6%, basking branch 9-11" below the UVB lamp, basking UVI of 2.0-3.0

Identity

Origin

Enclosure and conditions

Enclosure

31–33 °C60–80 % RHUVB tube5 ft4 ft
warm sideUVB tube
50100150200 cm
5 × 2.5 × 4 ft · 152 × 76 × 122 cmWidth × depth × height
116dm² of floor
Substrate: not in our dataWater: not in our dataHides: not in our data

Drawn from the stated numbers. Only what the sheet states is drawn inside.

Why

The rectangle carries the exact width-to-height ratio of the figures above it, and the ruler under it places that width on the 0–250 cm scale every sheet here shares, so two species still compare at a glance. Nothing is added that the sheet does not name: a lamp drawn on a sheet that never mentions one would be invented equipment. What the sheet leaves out is listed rather than left blank, because an empty tank reads as « none needed ».

The sheet statesat least 5'L x 2.5'W x 4'H

Temperature
warm 31–33 °C / cool 24–25 °C / night 24–25 °C
Humidity
60–80%

What your climate adds

This sheet states a range to hold. Your local climate decides how much work holding it is. Pick the nearest city: nothing is sent anywhere, the choice stays in this browser.

Diet

Feeding rhythm

every 7 dAs an adult
4Meals in 28 days

Twenty-eight days, one row. Each band is a meal window. The sheet gives several ages on one line; this is the adult figure.

Why

The windows widen as they go because the interval is a range: four meals after a 10–14 day cycle land anywhere between day 40 and day 56.

The sheet statesmice and rats, African soft-furred rats, hamsters, gerbils, chicks, quail, and Reptilinks; Juveniles: 1x/week, Adults: every other week

Common questions

Does it bite?

Yes, and this species is well known for it. They are fast, they strike from the branch, and they have long teeth. Treat it as a display snake.

Can I ever handle it?

Some individuals calm down, but you should buy it expecting to look rather than to hold. Use a hook when you need to move it.

What kind of enclosure does it need?

A tall enclosure with horizontal perches at different heights, high humidity, good ventilation and a water bowl. It will spend its life on a branch.

Why do the babies come in different colours?

This species is naturally polymorphic, so siblings can be grey, orange or red regardless of the parents. The colour is not a morph you can guarantee.

What it needs

Enclosure at least 152 × 76 × 122 cmbecause enclosure — at least 5'L x 2.5'W x 4'H
A heat sourcebecause temp — warm 31-33 °C / cool 24-25 °C / night 24-25 °C
A thermostat to regulate itbecause temp — warm 31-33 °C / cool 24-25 °C / night 24-25 °C
A thermometerbecause temp — warm 31-33 °C / cool 24-25 °C / night 24-25 °C
A way to check the night figurebecause temp — warm 31-33 °C / cool 24-25 °C / night 24-25 °C
A hygrometerbecause humidity — average humidity levels of 60-80%
UVB 6-6% (T5), stated as requiredbecause uvb — Zoo Med T5 HO ReptiSun 5.0 or Arcadia Forest 6%, basking branch 9-11" below the UVB lamp, basking UVI of 2.0-3.0

Every line above is deduced from a value this sheet states, and names which one. Nothing here is a general recommendation.

Sources

thebiodude.com — lu le 2026-08-04speciesplus.net — lu le 2026-08-08gbif.org — lu le 2026-08-08

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What this sheet states

77%
TemperatureHumidityEnclosure sizeActivityOriginDietSourcesUVB

This sheet states 5 of 7 of the fields this product runs on. What is missing turns something off: day/night engine and awake count on the globe, the diet section. We show the gap rather than fill it with a plausible number.

UVB is measured but does not count: it is absent from 421 of 678 sheets, and on most of them that is not a gap, since a nocturnal snake's sheet has no reason to state a UV index. Counting it would call the library incomplete without cause.