View Full Version : hmm gtp rigth for me?
hi, im new to this forum... and ive been looking at green tree pythons for about a month now, cant find much info on them, and was wanting some help on deciding if their right for me, i can get a cage, i can take care of it, i was just wondering how hard are they? im novice also,b ut afats learner, but i wanted to be sure if gtp's are rigth for me, so that i dotn get one and find out its too complicated and put it in danger, i dotn want to hur ta animal,t hats why im asking for all your guy'es help
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There is great GTP information everywhere. On the web, in books...all over the place. They are a "common" species in regards to the number of people who have written something about caring for them. It's not hard to find good solid information.
Any snake can be a first snake with the right amount of research and time spent adjusting the enclosure before purchasing the animal. I have found my GTP to be no harder than any other snake, but I only own one, and spent a good deal of time reading about them beforehand.
Marisa
thanks marisa, maybe im jsut nto looking hard enough, are they pretty easy to get tame? thtas my main question
They are more of a display animal. If having a tame snake that you can handle is important for you, a gtp may not be what you're looking for.
Brandon Osborne
01-28-05, 02:37 AM
If you are looking for a chondro that you can handle from time to time, I would suggest finding an established CBB yearling.......from a trusted breeder. Some lines are more tolerable to handling than others, so that's an issue also. I currently have about 20 chondros in my collection, and most are handled without problems during the day. I do not handle animals that are less than one year old, and I only handle them when absolutely necessary. Lots of people say chondros are highly stressed by handling, and I would agree that some can be. Others seem unaffected by gentle handling. It's all a matter of the individual animal. Good luck.
Brandon Osborne
BTW, Benny, I see you've chosen the pic of my female jaya as your avatar. If you haven't seen my other post, she just ovulated the other night and I should expect another clutch of eggs from her in a little over a month. I just hope hatchlings feed better this time around.
thanks brandon, and i chose the avatar becouse its a nice looking snake, thanks guys, i actully went to my reptile shop by me, and the guy thta i know good said, chamelons would b e option f or me, he sold me my first lizard and ive gone there ever since, thanks guys im gonna do some research on nosy be chamelons, thanks guys
-benny
BoidKeeper
01-28-05, 03:25 PM
Even if you don't buy a Chondro you should still pick up Greg Maxwell's book the Complete Chondro. The book will help answer your question, "Is a Chondro for me?". There is a section in the book dedicated to that question.
Cheers,
Trevor
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