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I want to start a new project either a pair of Green Tree Pythons or a pair of Emerald Tree Boas. I have over 25 years experience keeping reptiles but sold my collection several years ago, with the exception of a pet Bearded Dragon.
Even though I have kept several varieties of snakes, including large Burmese Pythons and Boa Constrictors to smaller varieties of Kingsnakes Rat snakes and so on, I have only bred a trio of L. m. thayeri (Variable Kingsnakes) in the past. I successfully incubated, hatched and “Switched over” (From Lizard eater to pinky) several clutches of eggs, so I do have experience with problem feeder hatchlings.
My question are what are the major differences, other than Boas bear young live and Pythons lay eggs, between the two species? Specifically, difficulties in breeding, care and terrarium set up. Which is the more desirable of the two? Also any tips or pictures on housing set ups, since I am only plan on having a pair (Possibly more in the future)so I prefer my caging to be a show piece as well.
I am posting this question on both the Boa and Python forums for opinions.

Thanks,
Jim

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Desirability is in the eye of the beholder. Keepers of Emeralds will say they think their's are best. Us Morelia keepers like the chondros. I looked into both before I went with a chondro. The prices are much more reasonable with far more U.S. captive born and bred animals available. Care is easier for a chondro and they seem to be a bit more forgiving of husbandry issues then some species of Emeralds. Not to say that you can muck around with the chondros either, but they seem to do better. Perhaps it's because so many are now cbb instead of farmed or w/c. I personally like the greater diversity of chondros. You can get just about anything when they change and you have the potential of buying designers that have some real wild coloration. Emeralds tend to be pretty much similar although I have seen some melanistic and patternless out there. The chondros can go from this:

To this with the same species..but a different local type:

The first is a Sorong type, the second a Biak type. You can see the difference in looks although they are both chondros.
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