hmm gtp rigth for me?

[Benny]

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

[marisa]

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

[Benny]

thanks marisa, maybe im jsut nto looking hard enough, are they pretty easy to get tame? thtas my main question

[hhw]

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]

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.

[Benny]

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]

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