Pykey my GTP from Wamena COLOR PHASES

[Big_V]

Rico, before he passed, left us an article "Why get Bitten" in Reptiles Magazine i believe. There are also a few other videos on handling from Rico that Frank, a very talented videographer made a while back. I think he goes by Darkpast on Youtube.

Im not sure what the above poster is talking about but snakes dont have ears and there are no studies about soundwaves being beneficial. They smell every single pheromone you give off, so if you are afraid and nervous they already know before you do. Talking is not going to make a difference unless it calms YOU down.

Please do not use another container to feed a chondro, you are asking for trouble and going to get bitten. Their feeding response is beyond most other snakes so unless you are really comfortable with a PO'd snake every single time you feed I would advise against the stress another container causes.

Do not try to handle any creature under 1 year old. Neonate are fragile and have small bone structures that are easily damaged. I raised countless ones years ago when I used to be in the industry. Come on over to MVF forum and start reading up and be prepared to lose a lot of time reading over old posts, great info everywhere.

Always approach from below, I use a cupping of my hands on both side of the perch then gently lift upwards. Most of the time my little ones just happily come out for a cruise, as long as nothing smells like food in the room.

Cheers.