GTP myth

[Lankyrob]

If you read up about GTP's most books will say that GTP's only perch on branches that are the same girth as the snake - i would like to dispel this myth :)

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/Lankyrob1975/04012012201.jpg

I am definite that the wire is NOT the same girth as teh snake ;)

[SnakeyJay]

Awesome pic mate... See books aren't so great when compared to actually observing your animals behaviour :D

[MoreliAddict]

nice gtp rob!

[lady_bug87]

mine coils on the hose of the Monsoon which is also thinner than s/he is

[Gungirl]

Mine tends to go to a smaller perch as well.

[youngster]

Could it be because smaller perch= less chance of falling off?

[millertime89]

Ha ha, awesome pic there rob.

[Lankyrob]

Could it be because smaller perch= less chance of falling off?


What it means with ours is that he is going into the early stages of shed, for some reason he climbs up there for anything up to 72 hours - then he will come down and within 10 days he will shed. Just a quirk of his i guess :)

[spots]

Nice snake Rob. Cool picture as well. How old is s/he?

[citysnakes]

Not true Rob... the wire is the same girth as its tail!

Myth un-dispelled!

[BarelyBreathing]

That is definitely an awkward position. Love it!

[Lankyrob]

Nice snake Rob. Cool picture as well. How old is s/he?

He is just coming up to 2yrs old in march.

[Brazen17]

Ours seems to prefer a perch about 50% larger than he/she is.

[AaronRiot]

If that's his "shed spot" I would conclude that it's more about the environment rather than the perch :)

Like the first thing I notice about it is the perch is next to a vent and (guess) close to the heat source. Second thing I notice is that this particular perch is in a tight spot where he can feel secure.

There are a lot of interesting opinions about perch diameter for arboreal snakes in general, as well as species specific, many of which concern the animal's health. I know there are different recommendations for neonates opposed to adults opposed to gravid females opposed to simple preference of ... and then it all changes when you jump to an emerald or an amazon.

A lot of interesting ideas to say the least!

[GarterPython]

I sometimes hate books on reptiles because some of them seem like they have no idea what they are saying.