Pat the baby biak green tree python

Pat's getting ready to shed. You can see his full on hazy coloring. He also wasnt too much into his fuzzy mouse but after some furious wiggling and rubbing on him even after he hissed at it a few times, he finally caved and ate it lol. So Pat is another snake down that will eat in shed. Not gung ho like Caesar in shed but he still ate. Also starting to learn with Pat, when he sits under his heater, it means he's getting ready to shed. Seems all the snakes do that before shedding. It's like they are simmering the body juices before shedding lol.
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He's looking great :)

gorgeous! love the way the green tree pythons look.

Thanks. Just wish he/she would hurry up and get some green on him/her. I'm dying here lol. On the flip side though, guess I'll have a yellow snake for a very long time as Biaks are the slowest to change and sometimes hold most of their yellow.

Guess some people try and sell them off as High Yellows since it sometimes take a couple years for them to start changing colors lol.

And we have a fresh shed Pat aka BP on a stick lol! Another perfect one piece shed. I expect to see him on the front perch tonight trying to caudal lure me.
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Such a good looking fresh coat of paint that handsome fella has, when will he start getting his green coloring?

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Originally Posted by C.Marie

Such a good looking fresh coat of paint that handsome fella has, when will he start getting his green coloring?

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Thanks. Well, being he's Biak, i have been told it can take anywhere from 2 years to 5 years for them to start and complete their color change. most other locale GTPs start and are done about 1-2 years but Biaks take forever. They also have the biggest variation in their change. Most GTPs will turn green with either blue or white depending on the locale but with Biaks, some will hold lots of yellow, some will get lots of green, some with get speckles of yellow and green, it's all a grab bag with them.

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

Thanks. Just wish he/she would hurry up and get some green on him/her. I'm dying here lol

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Lol I guess I'm tho opposite I love the yellow color and patterns. Tho I can't wait to see him either when he changes to green and blue, my two favorite colors lol.

I just want you to know that when I place my order, IT IS ALL YOUR FOUGHT! LOL. He looks great.

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

And we have a fresh shed Pat aka BP on a stick lol! Another perfect one piece shed. I expect to see him on the front perch tonight trying to caudal lure me.
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Originally Posted by fluffykitten

Lol I guess I'm tho opposite I love the yellow color and patterns. Tho I can't wait to see him either when he changes to green and blue, my two favorite colors lol.

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I like the yellow color too as he is neon yellow and literally looks like he glows haha. But i want to see the green too. Guess it worked out good that i got a Biak as they hold yellows and gain green. Some even keep most of the yellow and only gain a little green which would be pretty awesome. But we'll see as Biaks are just a grab bag on what you end up with.

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Originally Posted by Skyrivers

I just want you to know that when I place my order, IT IS ALL YOUR FOUGHT! LOL. He looks great.

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Thanks. And be sure you have the cage and everything set up. I went through 3 cages in about 3 days for Pat. I started him out in a little 6 qt tub which he hated and grounded himself plus i had a hard time maintaining a temp gradient. So i switched him to a 25 qt tub which he liked a lot more and perched and i could do a better job at a gradient but i couldnt see him as it was a tub lol. So i said screw it and got him the Zoo Med 18x18x18 cube and he liked that too and i liked it as well. Now i got his AP cage on order which i actually changed it today from the 2x2x3 to a T5 3x2x2 with sliding glass doors, RHP and LED. I'll just go with less perches. Saw a few set ups of T5s on the GTP FB boards and after talking to a few people with them, i guess they work well so I was convinced to switch even though i still think a 3 foot high cage would be better but we'll see. Worst case, i can order a custom 3x2x3 AP cage and then sell the T5.

But anyways, be sure you have the set up all ready to go before you get the GTP. I consider myself fairly experienced with reptiles and i think i got lucky with how much moving around of cages with Pat and everything and the fact he still ate like a champ during the whole cage shiftings.