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New chondro... 2007 female Aru, named Gem!
Gem, my new girl! She’s a 2007 Aru who was egg bound and had to go through surgery to remove an oviduct, so could no longer breed and could only find a pet/display home. So here she is with me, and I’m SO ELATED THAT I HAVE HER!!! She is a gem.
She is also larger than I anticipated. :P I got her in shipment with a couple pieces of shed still stuck on her nose too, but that will come off in time.
She is wonderful wonderful wonderful and beautiful and wonderful. I can’t wait to see how she is in a couple weeks time, and also when night comes. LOL
Taken with a Nikon... Honestly, the camera brings out some tones and colors that don't look anything like it does to the naked eye. I'm going to try with my Canon next, and see what those look like! The two cameras make quite a big difference.
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I've wanted either an ETB or GTP for so long already, and it finally happened. Only a matter of time before I get tagged, and I'll be sure to take photos of the bloody aftermath. LOL
I already changed my avatar and signature. I'm very excited about her!!!
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Re: New chondro... 2007 female Aru, named Gem!
Congrats!!! She's gorgeous! Looking forward to more pics!
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she's beautiful! congrats! i love her colors, pattern and the blue speckling.
GTP's are sooo cool. they're like pet rocks that hang out on tree branches.
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Re: New chondro... 2007 female Aru, named Gem!
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Originally Posted by AriSilvermoon
Congrats!!! She's gorgeous! Looking forward to more pics!
Thanks!!
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Originally Posted by Ax01
she's beautiful! congrats! i love her colors, pattern and the blue speckling.
GTP's are sooo cool. they're like pet rocks that hang out on tree branches.
Omg you're so right. I love my new green pet rock, I actually laughed. LOL
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Congratulations on finally getting one and a real beauty at that! I highly recommend fill spectrum led lighting. Not that she needs it but you will appreciate it because you will see all of her colors.
Anyhow, as for getting bitten. Don't put your hand in there at night and you should be ok. In my experience GTP'S are pretty predictable and are clear in their intentions. Give her some time to adjust and I am sure she will settle in nicely.
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Re: New chondro... 2007 female Aru, named Gem!
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Originally Posted by enginee837
Congratulations on finally getting one and a real beauty at that! I highly recommend fill spectrum led lighting. Not that she needs it but you will appreciate it because you will see all of her colors.
Anyhow, as for getting bitten. Don't put your hand in there at night and you should be ok. In my experience GTP'S are pretty predictable and are clear in their intentions. Give her some time to adjust and I am sure she will settle in nicely.
Thanks! She has LED lighting built in her cage from pvccages, but not sure if it's full spectrum or not (I suspect it isn't, since her colors are more faded in there).
That's what I keep hearing, so I'll definitely avoid messing with her at night LOL. I do want to take her out occasionally for photos later on, so I feel that it's only a matter of time when she just doesn't want to be messed with one day... hahah
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I took mine outside about once a month when weather permitted and let her bask on a tree in natural sunlight. She seemed to enjoy it.
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Re: New chondro... 2007 female Aru, named Gem!
Wow, absolutely stunning gtp! Those eyes are wicked! Congrats!
I've wanted one on display in my living room ever since I saw a little banana colored baby for the first time at the NARBC. Which.. that is coming up soon..
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Re: New chondro... 2007 female Aru, named Gem!
New photo taken with my old school canon. I think I like this camera on her better! Cameras make things so different.
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Originally Posted by Fazer72110
Wow, absolutely stunning gtp! Those eyes are wicked! Congrats!
I've wanted one on display in my living room ever since I saw a little banana colored baby for the first time at the NARBC. Which.. that is coming up soon..
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Thanks!
Welp... time for you to add one now! :D
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Re: New chondro... 2007 female Aru, named Gem!
Stunning! A wonderful new addition, for sure. 😁
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Re: New chondro... 2007 female Aru, named Gem!
So sexy, if I had a snake like that all I would do it take picture of it all day, perfect model.
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Re: New chondro... 2007 female Aru, named Gem!
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Originally Posted by Fraido
Stunning! A wonderful new addition, for sure. 😁
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Definitely! I'm super happy!
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Originally Posted by Deborah
So sexy, if I had a snake like that all I would do it take picture of it all day, perfect model.
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Thanks! That's pretty much what I plan on doing/am already doing haha!
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“The sky’s awake… so I’m awake… so we have to HUNT!!!”
(appropriate Frozen reference, because night has come and the snake has come alive :P )
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Oh man, It is a Beauty!!!! I want an ETB or a GTP as my next snake!
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She is SO gorgeous. This is my dream snake :) Her face is so cute too.
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Got the wall mounts to finish up her decor! Unfortunately, she's hiding her head in these pictures because I just sprayed her a bit (in case she's not drinking from her bowl).
About the placement of the probe, I've found this to be the best spot during the summer here, because the ambient temp in the room is consistently between 79~82 during both day and night. So if I put the probe on the cool side/somewhere further away and turned down the thermostat accordingly, the heater would never turn on! And if I put it elsewhere and turn up the thermostat, then of course the hot spot would be way too hot for a GTP... With the probe hanging at this location, the heater at least turns on and off throughout the day to create the slight hot spot of 83~85 vs. the 82 ambient of the room. Though I feel like I'm going against the rules, but alas. :I
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oh wow! looks like she's got blue between her scales. so pretty!
also can't wait for feed pix.
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Re: New chondro... 2007 female Aru, named Gem!
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Originally Posted by Ax01
oh wow! looks like she's got blue between her scales. so pretty!
also can't wait for feed pix.
Yeah! She has blue specks all over, and a blue gradient on her belly, mostly towards her back half.
I'm going to offer food in a few hours, so wish me luck. :D
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Re: New chondro... 2007 female Aru, named Gem!
Absolutely gorgeous snake :bow:
One day I want to get an ETB, but that is a long way off, both in experience and spousal approval :P
Just as an aside, if you run into issues getting the probe to stay there, I recall seeing somewhere on here that using some heat shrink tubing works well for stiffening the wire.
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Re: New chondro... 2007 female Aru, named Gem!
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Originally Posted by das_nooblet
Absolutely gorgeous snake :bow:
One day I want to get an ETB, but that is a long way off, both in experience and spousal approval :P
Just as an aside, if you run into issues getting the probe to stay there, I recall seeing somewhere on here that using some heat shrink tubing works well for stiffening the wire.
Thanks!
Get the ETB first, and then ask for approval with pleading puppy eyes later. :D LOL. Also, thanks for the tip! I'll remember if I do... for now, the hole that was carved for the wire is kind of small, so the probe is hard stuck there for now.
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So it was Gem’s first feeding today… I’ve never seen such a bloody (frozen thawed) mouse in my life. Or splatters of blood on a cheek. Or splatter of blood on a belly. None of my other snakes have such a savage bite!
Frankly, I hope I’m never bitten by an animal like her! HA HA HA.
Lots of pics.
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Check out that blood on the cheek though.
And blood dripped on the substrate and on a rock decor. And blood on her own neck. LOL
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I like to believe she was caudal luring before I walked in the room. (her head is hiding behind the perch on the right in a half strike position)
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Re: New chondro... 2007 female Aru, named Gem!
Brutal! Lol
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Re: New chondro... 2007 female Aru, named Gem!
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Originally Posted by redshepherd
So it was Gem’s first feeding today… I’ve never seen such a bloody (frozen thawed) mouse in my life. Or splatters of blood on a cheek. Or splatter of blood on a belly. None of my other snakes have such a savage bite!
cool pix! thnx!
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Frankly, I hope I’m never bitten by an animal like her! HA HA HA.
hmmm let's see what that's like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjZ69by5i2I
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Re: New chondro... 2007 female Aru, named Gem!
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Brutal! Lol
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Right? I'm impressed O:
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hmmm let's see what that's like.
That guy must be nuts to even attempt this even as an "experiment". :O Doesn't look as bloody as I'd imagined, but I'm pretty sure his skin is thicker than mine too.
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Re: New chondro... 2007 female Aru, named Gem!
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Originally Posted by Ax01
None of my GTP's ever even tried to bite me. I have however been tagged by many other species and by far the worst was a very large male bar necked scrub python (over 9 feet). His head was the size of a shoebox and his teeth were very long. Fortunately he did not wrap and his teeth were more like a bunch of needles verses a saw so there was not much tissue damage, just a lot of puncture wounds. My forearm ached for a week after that. He gave no warning either, he was just chilling while I was holding him. He turned around as if he was going to climb on my arm. He moved over, licked bit and released. No strike or aggressive behavior other than the bite and afterward he returned to normal behavior. Almost like he just wanted me to know what he could do if he wanted. From that point on he never did it again.
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Re: New chondro... 2007 female Aru, named Gem!
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Originally Posted by enginee837
None of my GTP's ever even tried to bite me. I have however been tagged by many other species and by far the worst was a very large male bar necked scrub python (over 9 feet). His head was the size of a shoebox and his teeth were very long. Fortunately he did not wrap and his teeth were more like a bunch of needles verses a saw so there was not much tissue damage, just a lot of puncture wounds. My forearm ached for a week after that. He gave no warning either, he was just chilling while I was holding him. He turned around as if he was going to climb on my arm. He moved over, licked bit and released. No strike or aggressive behavior other than the bite and afterward he returned to normal behavior. Almost like he just wanted me to know what he could do if he wanted. From that point on he never did it again.
That sounds like a shock! The lack of warning signs/body language is what would freak me out, more than how large/small a snake's teeth are. Even if an ETB has huge saw teeth, if she gave clear warnings signs every time, it feels safer. Interesting that your scrub python only struck that one time and never did it again though!
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Cool photos of a cool snake!
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Re: New chondro... 2007 female Aru, named Gem!
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Cool photos of a cool snake!
thanks! :D
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man that thing is gorgeous!:gj: the name Gem fits it very well. grats bro.:snake:
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Gem is gorgeous. As for the video, he needs to invest in a pair of tongs and wouldn't a q-tip dunked in mouthwash have worked for a much quicker release? That's what I use when Bernie, one of my Rosie's, bites me. He does it without warning also.
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Re: New chondro... 2007 female Aru, named Gem!
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Originally Posted by BeelzeBall.
man that thing is gorgeous!:gj: the name Gem fits it very well. grats bro.:snake:
she is! :D I've had her for half a year now, just using this as a photo thread (not really a progression thread, since she's already 10 years old LOL).
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Gem is gorgeous. As for the video, he needs to invest in a pair of tongs and wouldn't a q-tip dunked in mouthwash have worked for a much quicker release? That's what I use when Bernie, one of my Rosie's, bites me. He does it without warning also.
I think the guy was purposely trying to get his GTP to bite him, if you read the description- though I have no clue why he would want to do that. :rofl:
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Re: New chondro... 2007 female Aru, named Gem!
Your' snake is so awesome!!!
I love GTPs, would really love to have one myself but I'm more onto puppy tamed Balls. Maybe one day.
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What a gorgeous girl !!!
GTP's are beautiful. I had two, picked them out in person at Ophiological Services in Florida. I helped them clean about 30 hatchling tubs, in order to pick my two :) Thats were I got my first 2 bites. Didn't even hurt at all, but those were teeny tiny ones ;) Its really amazing just how small GTP hatchlings are.
I picked a yellow and a burgundy one and the color change to green is mind blowing !!
Both mine were puppydog tame, could be handled without a problem. Hatchlings are fragile though, and you can't just "pluck" them off of their branch. Best is to have removable branches and to use you hand to slowly "replace" the branch and let them move up your arm.
Night time is FUN. I would never stick my hand in a GTP enclosure in the evening or at night. Its eerie, when you stand in front of the cage they ever so slowly come closer and closer, until you are eye to eye. And their eyes get dark and huge, LOL.
Oh yeah, use tongs to feed (unlike the guy in the video).
They make gorgeous display animals. I didn't handle mine all that often, but when I wanted to, never a problem.
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Re: New chondro... 2007 female Aru, named Gem!
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Your' snake is so awesome!!!
I love GTPs, would really love to have one myself but I'm more onto puppy tamed Balls. Maybe one day.
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Thanks!! Yeah, they are more of a display snake. But I have seen some puppydog tame GTP's out there, just rare! I'm sure if you ask around breeders for their tamest sub-adult/adult snake, you'll find one you like. :D
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What a gorgeous girl !!!
GTP's are beautiful. I had two, picked them out in person at Ophiological Services in Florida. I helped them clean about 30 hatchling tubs, in order to pick my two :) Thats were I got my first 2 bites. Didn't even hurt at all, but those were teeny tiny ones ;) Its really amazing just how small GTP hatchlings are.
I picked a yellow and a burgundy one and the color change to green is mind blowing !!
Both mine were puppydog tame, could be handled without a problem. Hatchlings are fragile though, and you can't just "pluck" them off of their branch. Best is to have removable branches and to use you hand to slowly "replace" the branch and let them move up your arm.
Night time is FUN. I would never stick my hand in a GTP enclosure in the evening or at night. Its eerie, when you stand in front of the cage they ever so slowly come closer and closer, until you are eye to eye. And their eyes get dark and huge, LOL.
Oh yeah, use tongs to feed (unlike the guy in the video).
They make gorgeous display animals. I didn't handle mine all that often, but when I wanted to, never a problem.
Wow, that's a fun way to pick out snakes! I wish I could do that! LOL. The GTP hatchlings are so incredibly fragile, it is pretty amazing.
Night time is definitely fun haha. My girl is just now going into her first shed (after over half a year), and she's become chill and reclusive even at night now. Gem is super fast normally though, even with her night time stalking. Sometimes she whips around and comes slamming into the glass door so fast, if I move in front of the cage/sit down. I feel sorry for her. :O
Same, my girl is also handle-able without tagging me, but she definitely isn't "tame" either. She is pretty stressed and freaks out when I take her out for handling, especially if I try to get her off the perch. She kind of lunges her 3 foot neck towards the nearest tall thing (usually my face... trying to climb on the top of my head or something) and desperately tries to get away from me lmao.
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Re: New chondro... 2007 female Aru, named Gem!
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Thanks!! Yeah, they are more of a display snake. But I have seen some puppydog tame GTP's out there, just rare! I'm sure if you ask around breeders for their tamest sub-adult/adult snake, you'll find one you like. :D
Wow, that's a fun way to pick out snakes! I wish I could do that! LOL. The GTP hatchlings are so incredibly fragile, it is pretty amazing.
Night time is definitely fun haha. My girl is just now going into her first shed (after over half a year), and she's become chill and reclusive even at night now. Gem is super fast normally though, even with her night time stalking. Sometimes she whips around and comes slamming into the glass door so fast, if I move in front of the cage/sit down. I feel sorry for her. :O
Same, my girl is also handle-able without tagging me, but she definitely isn't "tame" either. She is pretty stressed and freaks out when I take her out for handling, especially if I try to get her off the perch. She kind of lunges her 3 foot neck towards the nearest tall thing (usually my face... trying to climb on the top of my head or something) and desperately tries to get away from me lmao.
She isn't used to handling. But like you said, they are more of a display snake. But not many are outright aggressive either, they just want to get away.
I picked very calm and curious hatchlings, since I had many to pick from, haha. Of course that didn't guarantee anything. But they did stay that way. I guess they just got used to me and knew they wouldn't get hurt. Even with the odd handling (perhaps once or twice the month) they stayed completely calm and curious. They "stepped up" like a bird, LOL !! Not really, but I did hold my hand sideways like you would to ask a bird to step up, then I would slide it in from underneath the branch and between their coils. By then they knew it was "pick up" time and started to move up my arms.
If someone wants a "Living Art" Display with branches and plants and a stunning, always visible snake in the middle of it, the GTP is it :) Yours is a Beauty.
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I wanted to update with something crazy that happened just now in regards to handling Gem. I handle her pretty regularly (relative to GTP's I guess), maybe once every other week, sometimes once a week. She takes to it decently enough- nervous, but not going crazy, and even eventually relaxing.
Today, I took her out as usual, and as she was coming off the perch onto my arm, she seemed to suddenly go into a frozen trance. I don't know how else to describe it, but she froze stock-still like a statue and WOULD NOT move, not even her eyes or tail or neck, for nearly 5 minutes! Part of her body happened to be wrapped around my wrist, and her grip became stone hard and tight, cutting off my circulation, and I literally had to pry her off with quite a lot of strength. It was as if she died with all her muscles in place! After prying her off, she still stayed in this statue-like trance. Not even breathing hard enough to see. I put her back in her cage, and she continued staying in the same position for nearly 10 minutes... not even her eyes or tail moved. I was so worried.
Eventually, she started moving again, but was showing very unusual behavior compared to usual- kept sniffing the rocks and corner of her cage, instead of going back onto the perch. I've never seen or heard of this before. Has anybody experienced this before with a GTP or any snake? It's so unusual and honestly I was panicking a lot lol (partially because my hand's circulation was being cut off, and partially because she was suddenly a zombie).
Anyway, here are some normal pics of her... unrelated.
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bamp for more Gem pix!
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New chondro... 2007 female Aru, named Gem!
Omg from start to finish, this thread and all he pictures you have posted have been absolutely stunning, I️ CANNOT wait to see more, this is actually something I️ may inquire for me and my husband, they’re truly stunning Pythons, I️ really would LOVE to have one.
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Re: New chondro... 2007 female Aru, named Gem!
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Omg from start to finish, this thread and all he pictures you have posted have been absolutely stunning, I️ CANNOT wait to see more, this is actually something I️ may inquire for me and my husband, they’re truly stunning Pythons, I️ really would LOVE to have one.
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I'm happy you went through the thread :D Adult GTP really are a very low-maintenance and inexpensive species to keep (as in... don't poop or pee much, and don't move much lol) once you have the humidity and heating right. I would encourage you to get one if you want one, but I'm always going to be an enabler haha
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I think the biggest issue with keeping Gtp's is that most people want to save money so they buy an import over a captive bred specemins and they get neonate instead of adults because they believe it will be easier to "tame" them. In reality a dehydrated neonate gtp is going to have a high failure rate even with the most experienced keepers.
I applaud you Redshepherd for doing it the responsible way and cutting your teeth on a captive bred healthy adult. She is beautiful and I enjoy your posts of her.
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Aw thanks Ax! :D I got some!
Unfortunately all iphone pics, and nothing super interesting since I don't take her out to handle as much anymore.
lol why are your iphone pix better than my iphone pix? :confusd:
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she's beautiful. i dunno why but she looks like a lil green alien to me. also is that a drop of blood? lol did she drop her food?
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Originally Posted by Aerries
Omg from start to finish, this thread and all he pictures you have posted have been absolutely stunning, I️ CANNOT wait to see more, this is actually something I️ may inquire for me and my husband, they’re truly stunning Pythons, I️ really would LOVE to have one.
Aerries - is that u or your hubby in your avatar? he's handsome! :oops:
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Has she still been doing the frozen zombie thing or was that just the one time?
She's so pretty!
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Has she still been doing the frozen zombie thing or was that just the one time?
She's so pretty!
It was just that one time! Literally no clue why it happened and nobody has been able to explain it lol. I and another person guessed it's like a fear/safety reaction, maybe being caught by a predator and holding on as tightly as possible to the tree...? No idea LOL. So I haven't really handled her ever since, I'd only take her out with her perch while she's sleeping to take some pics.
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lol why are your iphone pix better than my iphone pix? :confusd:
she's beautiful. i dunno why but she looks like a lil green alien to me. also is that a drop of blood? lol did she drop her food?
Aerries - is that u or your hubby in your avatar? he's handsome! :oops:
Haha she is like a green alien! I call her a robot. Yes, this was actually after she already ate. I moved, and she looked up again like WHERE IS MORE FOOD, so I took that pic haha
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I think the biggest issue with keeping Gtp's is that most people want to save money so they buy an import over a captive bred specemins and they get neonate instead of adults because they believe it will be easier to "tame" them. In reality a dehydrated neonate gtp is going to have a high failure rate even with the most experienced keepers.
I applaud you Redshepherd for doing it the responsible way and cutting your teeth on a captive bred healthy adult. She is beautiful and I enjoy your posts of her.
Yeah, it is more difficult to start with a neonate. I realized most "average pet owners" who have an imported/farm bred animal just didn't learn about the differences between CB and WC. Or I'll bet everyone will want to go with CB.
Thanks! I also mainly had really wanted a CB with a lot of white and blue, which is sort of a crapshoot starting with a neonate.
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Gem is my favorite since the first time you posted her. I love the bloody photo :D
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Re: New chondro... 2007 female Aru, named Gem!
Aerries - is that u or your hubby in your avatar? he's handsome! :oops:[/QUOTE]
Lol that’s me [emoji23]
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I don't take her out often recently! But she just looks so neat in different kinds of lighting vs. in her cage.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...2zso1_1280.jpg
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Gem is the prettiest snake in the world! she should have a lil tiara that says that. :)
lemme know if u should ever choose to part w/ her.
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Re: New chondro... 2007 female Aru, named Gem!
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I think the biggest issue with keeping Gtp's is that most people want to save money so they buy an import over a captive bred specemins and they get neonate instead of adults because they believe it will be easier to "tame" them. In reality a dehydrated neonate gtp is going to have a high failure rate even with the most experienced keepers.
I applaud you Redshepherd for doing it the responsible way and cutting your teeth on a captive bred healthy adult. She is beautiful and I enjoy your posts of her.
I love the GTPs but the attitude discourages me from venturing into them. Is good to know that there is a rout to having a calm one that is easier to handle.
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