Pat the baby biak green tree python

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Originally Posted by AbsoluteApril

Bf and his dad got super lucky with their pair, they are the most tolerant ETBs I've ever met. I still can't get over how non-bitey and calm they are with handling.



I'll always push for ATBs but that's just because they are one of my favorites. Wanted to make sure you were aware the orange on a 'halloween' phase fades with age (they are a version of normal garden phase).
Red ammies are what got me into ATBs.

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I'm hoping if i get a Northern, i get lucky like your BF and dad did lol. I think i got pretty lucky with Pat as he doesnt have the eat you attitude. He is more curious. So far, i havent been bit by reaching in and changing his little water dishes next to his perches even with him on them next to the water bowls. The most Pat does is perk up and turn his head and look at my hand. But he just sits there or a few times, he just turned back around and laid his head back down on his coils lol.

I like the ATBs but I'm just a sucker for the green snakes. Always wanted them since i was a 12 year old kid looking in the reptile books. So if i get a chance to live the dream twice with either another GTP or an ETB, think i gotta jump on it :)

I think Pat's cage is getting kind of small for him. Little dude has done some serious growing the past 3 months. Has shed 3 times for me and easily is a decent amount bigger than his cage. Caught the little booger out and about tonight doing his rounds. You can see how long he has gotten now. When i got him, he fit in one of those little deli cups with room to spare.
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:OWow! I could have sworn he was a tiny bunch of noodles not too long ago! Amazing how quickly he's growing :D He always looks so stunning against all that green!

Man he’s put some growth on


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I need to make some perches like that for my baby gtp who looks just like Pat probably did a few months ago :)

Love following Pat's adventures!

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Originally Posted by Gio

Ha!

I'm hoping you pull the pin LOL!

Here's the thing, the fact that the species are completely unrelated but have almost exactly the same mannerisms is extremely interesting to me.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/terms/c..._evolution.htm


I'd love to hear about what you actually find out in keeping both species.

You have your BCC, Gina will never be equaled, unless the Peruvian is absolutely top of the line.

The ETB's are usually larger than GTP's and they are so beautiful.

I hate to fuel to your "addiction" but I can't do it, so you should LOL!

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Got to agree with all of this logic![emoji23]


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Originally Posted by richardhind1972

Man he’s put some growth on


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I know right? I had to take a double take when he was out and about last night. Also he is much more bold. Little guy has some personality now. Last night he was at the front perch just watching me. He would move from left to right and track me lol. I think he was kind of a little chicken when i first got him but now that he has put on some bulk and length and is knows his cage, he is feeling more comfortable.

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Originally Posted by PiperPython

I need to make some perches like that for my baby gtp who looks just like Pat probably did a few months ago :)

Love following Pat's adventures!

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Thanks. I just use oak dowels and a dremel and grind down 2 sides of each end so they slide into the cable clamp mounts. Keeps the perches from spinning and they are still east to remove. One thing though is dont keep the perches wet like misting the whole cage as the oak will eventually start to mold but they are easy enough to replace if they do. If i didnt plan on getting Pat a 3x2x2 or 2x2x2 by end of summer, i would really look into getting some manzanita wood branches and getting those 3M suction cup hooks. But with the PVC cage, i think i will do that instead. I personally love the look of real branches over PVC plus it gives the snake more varied width and more stuff to climb on for enrichment.

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Originally Posted by MissterDog

:OWow! I could have sworn he was a tiny bunch of noodles not too long ago! Amazing how quickly he's growing :D He always looks so stunning against all that green!

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Lol he was. He was so small and only eating pinky mice. Now he is up to larger fuzzy mice. Like i said, i had to do a double take when he was out last night. He was in shed for the past week so i didnt really get to see him much but last night, he was out in force. Took a giant piss and dug around in the Reptile Prime, went in his water bowl to go swimming again and climbed all over the plants lol.

Almost feels like i am power feeding him but he only eats once a week which is what other people have told to stick with as he is a growing baby. Once he is on adult sized food, they told me to cut him back to every 2-3 weeks.

I think Pat is getting hungry. He's been out and about and today, he was sleeping on the front perch under his UVB which he seems to only do when hungry. He was sleeping in a complete goofy way with his head shoved down between his body and the perch. I tried to get a good pic but through the glass didnt turn out well and when i opened the door, he perked right up....which he doesnt do unless hungry lol. You can see his little beezer poking out the bottom of his coils lol.
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Then when i opened the door of the cage, he popped up like a jack in the box and then laid back down when no food was coming haha.
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Been 8 days since dinner so i guess I'll go buy the little booger a fuzzy mouse.

Omg... Gem sleeps like that too sometimes, it makes me laugh! Just looks like a pile of headless poop if someone didn't know what they're looking at LOL.