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I just acquired a Green Tree Python. I was wondering what I should put in it's aquarium. This is my first of this speices and would appreciate any tips in regards to care and feeding that I can get.

Thank you Scizott33

quote "I was wondering what I should put in it's aquarium."

Fish?

www.finegtps.com

My thoughts exactly.

Bart

[bleep] YOU ASSHOLE

I would excuse this post. I dont think anyone was trying to be rude to you. It just becomes fustrating when you see these sorts of post a few times a month.

There are plenty of enclosures built for chondros and just as many resources for chondro husbandry, Maxwells site being the best. Personaly i love to stear people to robworells site @ www.allchondros.com

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Julian Garcia
Chondros Exquisite
Seattle,WA

A little sensitive? I gave you the link to the best site on the interenet that will answer most of your questions for gtps. Aquariums ARE for fish, gtps are very hard to keep in them.

Good luck with your new snake.

"A little sensitive? I gave you the link to the best site on the interenet that will answer most of your questions for gtps. Aquariums ARE for fish, gtps are very hard to keep in them. "

That's just what they want you to believe. Although they can be easier to keep in a more insulated and suitable cages, aquariums can and do work with little work on the keeper's part. I've been keeping new arrivals in 10 gals. for quarantine purposes for several years. My female Aru has been in her aquarium for the last 18 months and is doing just fine. If you still don't think they work, just ask Eugene Bessette at Ophialogical Services. He's a pioneer in the chondro world and produced hundreds, if not thousands of chondros from adults kept in 20 gal longs turned on end.

Don't get me wrong, there are much better ways to keep chondros. But to say they just don't do well in them is rediculous. They can and do thrive if they are cared for properly.

Good luck.
Brandon Osborne

Dude that Aru is smokin... How big is she now???

How are all the babies doing???
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Shiloh Hawkesworth
kansas
(Midwest Serpents)

She actually looks much better than the pic. She's borderline breedable....probably around 800 grams. I'm going to give her one more year of conditioning before pairing her up.

The babies are doing excellent with the exception of one yellow SCZ. Most of them have had 8-12 meals and some are almost ready for peach fuzzies. They are doing very well. As soon as I can get a little more time, I'll get some new pics taken. I can't seem to get the colors right on the reds.

Until next time.....

Brandon Osborne

She looks nice man... Who do you think you will pair her up with???
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Shiloh Hawkesworth
kansas
(Midwest Serpents)

LMAO...

Wow... What an entrance...

You will find most of the people here have a good sence of humer... There is not alot of bashing like other forums... If someone says something to you that seems a little off they are probably joking around... Its hard to see the humer in text sometimes...

Good luck with your new addition...

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Shiloh Hawkesworth
kansas
(Midwest Serpents)

Depending on what region of the US you live in, you may find that an aquarium is not a suitable enclosure for a gtp of any size. Their temp and humidity requirements are difficult to maintain in glass tanks. UTH do not provide the correct temps, and their open tops prevent you from maintaining appropriate humidity levels. Some people cover the top to hold in the humidity but this prevents adequate ventilation.

With that said, I suggest keeping the cage simple, especially since it appears to be a baby. Use a thick layer of paper towels or newspaper as a substrate, and avoid any of the more popular reptile bedding you see others use. Paper makes it easier to monitor defecations, is more sanitary, and removes any possibility of the animal swallowing any of the substrate when it eats. Use perches around the thickness of the animal and a shallow water dish. These animals can drown so keep the water level low but a large, not deep, water dish goes a long way in keeping your humidity levels up. I highly recommended using a quality thermostat to maintain the appropriate temps and provide a gradient if possible. I'd avoid all the decor you may see others use while it is young and in its "quarantine" period. All of that, including a more natural looking substrate, can be added when you move it into an adult enclosure. Based on your pic, I'd wait at least another year for that, probably longer.

Good luck,
Bart

Why didn't you do the research before you purchased this animal? Greg Maxwell has an excellent book out on chondro care called the More Complete Chondro, you can also get complete care sheets off of his website at www.finegtps.com I would recommend getting on there and finding out what you need before you lose your chondro to a husbandry error. I'm assuming that you also bought an import which carries it's own set of problems as well.

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