Considering adding a GTP or ETB to my collection

[Kinra]

I'm seriously considering adding a GTP or ETB to my collection sometime next year. I haven't really begun my research on either and before I do I want to ask a few questions about what I do know.

It is my understanding that GTP are more an intermediate care requirement snake. I have experience with BPs and RTBs. How much harder are they to care for overall?

I've read that with GTPs width is preferred over height in caging because they will always go up but when they move around it's usually horizontally. Is this true or was a reading from a bad source?

I get the GTPs and ETBs are display snakes, but is it possible to "tame" them if you get them when they are younger? I want a display snake, but having something that always wants to bite me doesn't really appeal to me all that much.

[Jessica Loesch]

GTPs really are not that hard Just gotta keep them misted and yes they prefer width because of the temperature gradient and being able to pick what they want better.

You can tame them with proper handling. But the bites are going to be nasty when older. It is recommended you don't hold em as babies because they are very fragile. I have handled mine some but only very very very carefully and only on their decision to do so. For some reason they enjoy shooting out the cage and crawling up my hand/arm.

[Kinra]

GTPs really are not that hard Just gotta keep them misted and yes they prefer width because of the temperature gradient and being able to pick what they want better.

You can tame them with proper handling. But the bites are going to be nasty when older. It is recommended you don't hold em as babies because they are very fragile. I have handled mine some but only very very very carefully and only on their decision to do so. For some reason they enjoy shooting out the cage and crawling up my hand/arm.

Cool, thanks for the info.

[Jonas@Balls2TheWall]

I have been thinking of getting a GTP too. They are real neat!

[Jessica Loesch]

Yep I'm no expert, but I have done lots of research and have 2 babies now so if you need any other info, I might be able to help.

[Brandon Osborne]

GTP....be sure you have plenty of empty cages. You are going to get more of them.




I could go on and on..........

[Jessica Loesch]

GTP....be sure you have plenty of empty cages. You are going to get more of them.




I could go on and on..........

Gorgeous, all yours?
Very pretty.

[Kinra]

GTP....be sure you have plenty of empty cages. You are going to get more of them.




I could go on and on..........

Yours are gorgeous.

I think I would have to stick to one though or get stacking cages and I'm pretty sure if I got into GTPs like I did BPs my already worried friends/family would start to panic.

[flyingsqueak]

Those are my dream snakes :-)

I've heard they can be tamed, and I've seen a complete idiot handle one rather roughly without it going at him. I've read that they're easiest to handle if they have removable perches, so rather than reaching in to a habitat and trying to untangle the snake you just take out the entire perch and the snake should then move from it to you.

I'm definitely not talking from experience though, just wishful research.

[cmack91]

i dont know much about GTP's, but as far as my understanding on ETB's goes, theyre pretty much 50/50 on the taming part. and for either one, it needs to be wide enough so they can completly stretch out on a BRANCH, the encosure doesnt have to be as wide as they are long when their straight, just as wide as they are long on a branch being in an S pattern