Finally Brought Her Home!

I was at the reptile expo here in October and saw this little girl and just couldn’t say no and dropped a deposit on her and yesterday was her first full day in my care! She (probed by the store’s owner, I trust this guy fully when it comes to reptiles) is estimated to be a yearling Manokwari Green Tree Python! Unfortunately she is wild caught as with most Green Trees up here in western Canada but I’m really hoping that will change someday. From what I’ve been told she’s acclimated to captivity incredibly well! She has no issues being handled, is readily eating F/T mice and is healthy as far as we could tell but I’m still going to get her checked out by a vet once she’s settled.

I’ve got all her temps and humidity in the proper areas and my sole concern for now is her loose skin flaps, she was in a setup with a perch that was considerably larger than her and I’ve read that could be the cause, I also gave her a short soak when she got home in case she was dehydrated and I still haven’t seen her drink but aside from that she seems to be doing great but I’d love your guys’ input.

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Congrats! I want to see her grow.

Gorgeous. As far as skin even though the colors are brite it may be close to shedding time.. this is how my lil guy gets and his skin looks great but he is growing so fats that he sheds anyways. I know a couple guys here that have Green Tree’s I’m sure they will chime in.


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She is gorgeous, what a great find.

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Congrats! I want to see her grow.

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I’ll definitely be keeping this updated as much as I can!


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Gorgeous. As far as skin even though the colors are brite it may be close to shedding time.. this is how my lil guy gets and his skin looks great but he is growing so fats that he sheds anyways. I know a couple guys here that have Green Tree’s I’m sure they will chime in.


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Okay cool! Thanks for the reassurance, if that’s the case these guys definitely don’t dull out as much when shedding compared to the rest of my snakes!


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She is gorgeous, what a great find.

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I think there were 20+ GTPs that came in with the shipment from Indonesia and 14 or so that went to this store, she was the one I had my eye on from the beginning! The shop owner kept 1.2 back that look weird, they’re on display at the store and they’re really awesome looking. I can’t wait to see how those ones grow, and my girl of course!


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It actually looks like it may have a stuck shed, I'd give it a nice long soak to help get that shed off. Then keep really fresh water in a large water bowl to make sure the animal is hydrating properly. I would also advise collecting a fecal sample and having a vet test it for parasites as soon as it leaves one. It at least looks like it has been eating well. Hopefully it will stay healthy with proper care. I wish you luck with your new GTP.

Sensational!

I'm very happy for you.

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It actually looks like it may have a stuck shed, I'd give it a nice long soak to help get that shed off. Then keep really fresh water in a large water bowl to make sure the animal is hydrating properly. I would also advise collecting a fecal sample and having a vet test it for parasites as soon as it leaves one. It at least looks like it has been eating well. Hopefully it will stay healthy with proper care. I wish you luck with your new GTP.

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I was thinking something along those lines but I wasn’t quite sure, I’ll be sure to give her a soak. She has a pretty big water dish, same size as what I use for my adult ball pythons so hopefully that will suffice and a fecal exam is definitely on the to do list!


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Snake looks kind of dehydrated to me. When i got Pat home, I would hold a little bowl of water to him every few days to make sure he drank. I would also keep the humidity high for a week and be sure to place a lot of easily accessible water bowls so the snake doesnt have to look far. You can also mist the snake as they will readily drink off themselves and any plants or glass sides. I dont do it often as i want my snakes to get used to using water bowls.

Also i would inject the F/T feeders with a syringe of water every feeding. I do that with Pat and Alex and have had perfect 1 piece sheds from them every time.

And i would cover 3 sides of the cage to give the snake a feeling of security. Also cover 3/4 or more of the top. I use tin foil and it works well.

If that snake is a manok, it is younger than a year. They generally will start color changing around a year old. Biaks are the only ones that take forever and a day to change. Pat is about 1.3 years old and he is starting his change and he is a biak.

Also i would be worried about anyone who sexes a GTP under 1 year old. You might have gotten lucky but sexing that young can easily break or kink their spine as they are very fragile as babies.

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Snake looks kind of dehydrated to me. When i got Pat home, I would hold a little bowl of water to him every few days to make sure he drank. I would also keep the humidity high for a week and be sure to place a lot of easily accessible water bowls so the snake doesnt have to look far. You can also mist the snake as they will readily drink off themselves and any plants or glass sides. I dont do it often as i want my snakes to get used to using water bowls.

Also i would inject the F/T feeders with a syringe of water every feeding. I do that with Pat and Alex and have had perfect 1 piece sheds from them every time.

And i would cover 3 sides of the cage to give the snake a feeling of security. Also cover 3/4 or more of the top. I use tin foil and it works well.

If that snake is a manok, it is younger than a year. They generally will start color changing around a year old. Biaks are the only ones that take forever and a day to change. Pat is about 1.3 years old and he is starting his change and he is a biak.

Also i would be worried about anyone who sexes a GTP under 1 year old. You might have gotten lucky but sexing that young can easily break or kink their spine as they are very fragile as babies.

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I really appreciate the advice! I’ve been trying to find some water dishes that would suction to the sides of the cage or something along those lines but I’ve been struggling to find some but I’ll definitely try to hold up a shallow dish to her! I have also tried spraying her and the leaves in the morning but have yet to catch her drinking.

I’ll definitely give injecting the rodents with water a try, I do have the top of the terrarium cover for the most part, 3/4s if not more. She was probed before the show and I made sure to check her tail and spine and all seems fine but that’s just from what I can tell. And I’ll see what I can do about covering the sides and back of the terrarium to help her feel more secure!

I appreciate it Sauzo! I’ve been loving watching Pat grow, hopefully I can do things the right way and get things right with this amazing species!


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Thanks. Pat has gotten huge from when i got him. He was as small as Alex and i got Alex from the breeder when she was just over 3 months old.

As for water dishes for glass cages, I use these for my Zoo Med cube. https://beanfarm.com/collections/foo...t=723909738523. And then i use these to hold the water https://beanfarm.com/collections/foo...t=724029079579. Kind of have to fill them every couple days but they work decent. I put one by their favorite spot and then have a full size water bowl on the floor.

For my PVC cages, i use stuff from Dave at S3D. https://www.specialtyenclosuredesigns.com/

Looks amazing. I have been eyeballing them for a while. Looking forward to her progress.

I gave her a soak last night and after checking on her this morning it does appear that she has stuck shed has she rubbed some loose. I’ll probably give her another soak tonight but I don’t want to stress her out too much


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Bit of an update, after speaking with the local go-to guy for chondro info and getting some advice from him, I managed to help her shed her stuck skin which was covering her entire body and I have moved her into a 12ish-qt tub with a basic setup until she’s eaten a few meals for me and until I can perfect the exo cube setup. She also had her first bowel movement which was a bit of a relief and after calling the local exotic vet clinic I found out they will do a fecal test but won’t tell me the results of the test until after they’ve done an exam on the snake and the fecal can be no older than 8 hours old. So I’m going to hold off on the exam until she’s comfortable and eating regularly as I feel she’s gone through enough stress getting settled in.

I did manage to get some really nice shots of her while I was cleaning her tub. I have also decided to name her Hex (with Hexa meaning 6 and her having 6 dots on her head, I thought it was quite fitting). I should probably get a proper progression thread going here pretty soon lol

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She has a small darker patch of colour on the coil just to the left of her head in the photos, I’m not sure if its some green starting to try and poke through or just some discolouration.




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She is absolutely beautiful! Glad to hear she's probably feeling more comfortable with the retained shed removed. :)

Simply beautiful...and I love the close up. :D

GORGEOUS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And seems to be doing exceptionally well for you. Sweetheart, too. Both of mine were really calm and tame.

I would try to take the fecal to another vet. Its ridiculous that they won't tell you results without "examining" the snake. I spare no expense when it comes to my animals but I'm NOT a fan of taking a reptile, esp. snake, to a vet for a general exam. Not unless there is a problem that warrants it.

Way to much stress. Change of temps. Transport. To me that is not worth it just so a vet can look the snake over. Again, unless there is a problem.

It is true, a fecal needs to be fresh, and not ever frozen.

I would ask another vet to do the fecal and leave the snake at home and stress free.

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GORGEOUS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And seems to be doing exceptionally well for you. Sweetheart, too. Both of mine were really calm and tame.

I would try to take the fecal to another vet. Its ridiculous that they won't tell you results without "examining" the snake. I spare no expense when it comes to my animals but I'm NOT a fan of taking a reptile, esp. snake, to a vet for a general exam. Not unless there is a problem that warrants it.

Way to much stress. Change of temps. Transport. To me that is not worth it just so a vet can look the snake over. Again, unless there is a problem.

It is true, a fecal needs to be fresh, and not ever frozen.

I would ask another vet to do the fecal and leave the snake at home and stress free.

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Thanks! Yeah I’m with you on that, I’m contemplating an exam once she’s settled in and eating regularly but even then... I don’t know. There’s another vet I could try so I’ll probably call them after work today and check for the future!


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Thanks! Yeah I’m with you on that, I’m contemplating an exam once she’s settled in and eating regularly but even then... I don’t know. There’s another vet I could try so I’ll probably call them after work today and check for the future!


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Well I finally got around to calling the other vet clinic and they also won’t do the fecal/give me the results (receptionist wasn’t too clear) until they’ve done a general exam on Hex.

Its probably not a bad idea to get one done anyway but again, I want to wait until she’s eaten a few meals for me. I did try to feed her a fuzzy mouse (which is what she was feeding on) 3 or 4 days ago but she showed no interest.

Something I’ve found slightly worrying is that she has shown no signs of aggression or being defensive which is pretty much the exact opposite of what everyone and my research has told me. She’s either just a really docile snake or I’m worried something else might be at play.

I’m going to try feeding her again this coming friday or on the weekend and I’ll offer a pinkie as I don’t want to risk feeding her something thats too large.


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She's a stunner for sure!