need help from an experienced GTP keeper....

if i were to get a hatchling GTP i would use a 10 gal tank with a screen lid that is saran wrapped 2/3 of the way. the remaining 1/3 of the lid is were i would place the heat lamp be it a CHE or infrared bulb. i would use PVC perches and arrange them in a "#" pattern: two running the length and two running the width. the perches could also be different thicknesses from thinner to the same thickness of the GTP. paper towel substrate with a nice size water bowl and maybe some fake leaves for added security. misting the tank once or twice daily. if once then at night.

as the GTP grows i would eventually move it to a 36"x24"x24" enclosure and then use radiant heat panels.

this would all happen if i didnt have a heated reptile room and extra rubbermaids.;)

right now my GTPs are in appropriately sized rubbermaids in a room heated by a thermostat controlled space heater.

either way works!

good luck!

Hello,
The exoterra enclosure is way too big for a neonate GTP...you can stress it out very easily...I suggest using a 12 qt tub with a hole cut out and screen and 3/4 inch fencing or chicken wire over the hole. A couple of perches made from plastic hangers, paper towels for substrate, a small silk plant for some foliage and security for the little guy and water bowl and your good to go....I highly recommend the book "The More Complete Chondro" by Greg Maxwell...a very good read and the plans for the enclosure I just described for you...Let me know if you have any more questions...

email me at scarey03@gmail.com

Steve

i agree the exoterra has the capacity to stress a neonate very easily. i used a rubbermaid setup as well for all four of my neo's. as they grew (and i wanted something a bit neater to look at) i switched to barr's cages. they were inexpensive, provided an easy to access front (which i could see into) and the snake still felt fairly secure as the rest of the cage was not see thru. plus they hold humidity well. the photo period is not a big deal. you can usually accomplish any light need that the snake has with ambient room lighting. remember these things live in pretty dense trees, so light is fairly sparse for them in the wild. like the rest of the posters here, mine are fairly tame, except at night, and are very easy to care for really. get a good thermostat, make sure your heat is good, mist a couple of times a day, provide plenty of fresh water, clean up some poo once in a while (i use paper towel or newspaper for substrate, i found cypress to be a pain) and they are on auto pilot.
until they go off food for a couple of months for no reason...
seriously, i dont know why folks are so intimidated with the husbandry of these things. i think Greg Maxwell even states in his book that as long as a person can be fairly organized and dedicated, they should have a good deal of success keeping GTPs as pets.