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Hey, I'm going to a reptile show this weekend with the intention of purchasing a gtp and would love to see some setups to give me an idea of what to do. Also, any tips for a newbie would be great too. Thanks!

I hope you will rethink purchasing your first green tree python this weekend at the herp show and consider that if you are not sure even how to set up a cage for it, you are risking a big disappointment with your new snake if you do buy one.

Keeping gtps is not difficult, but there are some basic needs which are very important to successful keeping, heating and humidity are amongst them.

The chances of winding up with a farmed, possibly not established baby are fairly high at herp shows, especially if you do not know the seller well. Farmed, imported babies come from more than one facility in Indonesia... not all farms are "equal" and are you prepared to treat and establish an import.... a chore which experienced gtp keepers can find quite challenging.

Broken record, but the most complete site on the net for care information is www.finegtps.com runner up is www.signalherp.com Great sites, familarize yourself with your needs first... setting up a gtp properly is not cheap... but, once set up the maintainance is relatively inexpensive.

Heat panel, thermostat, temp/humidity gauges, plastic tub.. close to $200 right off the top to add on for expenses.

Well, he was right about the issue of trouble with imports...any imported snake can be a challange, and I've heard GTP's are one of the worst. If you do buy one, make sure they have complete records and proof that it's captive born/bred. Other than that, here's my enclosure. It cost me less than $40: $5 for the tub at walmart, $1.12 for the dowels at walmart, $15 for the heating pad at walgreens, $1.50 for the cypress mulch, $15 for the indoor/outdoor thermometer at radioshack, $1 for the screws to hold the dowels in place. Drilled air holes, mist twice a week to keep the humidity right. Temp stays around 80-82 during the day, 75-78 at night. good luck with finding a GTP worth purchasing. Honestly though, you may wanna check out certain breeders like urbanchondro, allchondros, ectothermics, ect.

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0.1.0 Red-tail Boas-Xena
1.0.0 Bearded Dragons-Ruff and Alexis-*R.I.P.*
1.0.0 Ball Pythons-Donnie
0.1.0 Carpet Pythons-Lindsey
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I just built these this last weekend. I also work with plastic but I have a nice new house with hardwood floors etc and thought I'd try some woodworking. They are 2' x 2' x 3'. The interiors are 2 part epoxy and should be waterproof even if submerged. The perches are just PVC trees that I built. They work great and they are easy to clean. I took a rotary burr to them to give them a bark texture. As you can see I havent mounted lights because I am still fiddling with what works best. So far nothing thrills me.