Amazon Tree Boa vs Emerald Tree Boa vs GTP

[Otolith]

Very eye candy laden thread... #drool.

[tcutting]

GTP
Aru x Merauke



This is my eye candy GTP. Very nice blues bright green and the tail is splashed yellow. with white scattered in there as well.

[Void]

All of them are great but I'd have to go with GTPs

[Mike41793]

Id love to keep hearing some more opinions of people. So far I think ATB's have the edge for my personal taste. But the green colors of the ETBS and GTPs are soooo nice.
Whats the difference in size/girth for the 3 species for males and females?

[Mike41793]

All of them are great but I'd have to go with GTPs

The last pic there might be the nicest snake ive ever seen. I love the colors. I think i saw him in the other thread you posted. Is he a certain locality or anything to get those colors? I also love the bright yellow ones.

[The Serpent Merchant]

The last pic there might be the nicest snake ive ever seen. I love the colors. I think i saw him in the other thread you posted. Is he a certain locality or anything to get those colors? I also love the bright yellow ones.

Really wish that some of them would keep their hatchling coloring. I agree the bright yellow guys are amazing.

[The Serpent Merchant]

Id love to keep hearing some more opinions of people. So far I think ATB's have the edge for my personal taste. But the green colors of the ETBS and GTPs are soooo nice.
Whats the difference in size/girth for the 3 species for males and females?

I believe size wise it goes ATB, GTP, ETB (smallest to largest)

At least with the ETB's locality matters when it comes to size. Most are in the 4-6 ft range but the Basins can get up to 9 feet.

[Mike41793]

I believe size wise it goes ATB, GTP, ETB (smallest to largest)

At least with the ETB's locality matters when it comes to size. Most are in the 4-6 ft range but the Basins can get up to 9 feet.

Yea i watched a couple of youtube videos on atb's and they all seem really slender. I love how their heads look huge bc their necks are so skinny. But they dont seem to be as handeable as GTPs. I still think i like atbs the best though.

[gardenfiend138]

I am biased but I say Ammies all the way! If you like the yellow coloring, there are solid reds, yellows, oranges, patterned varieties of each, as well as bi-colors and multi-colors. Mine is very handleable as long as I take her out on her perch and let her come off. And I like the oval body shape!

[Evenstar]

And I am biased toward GTPs! LoL...

Of all three of these species that I've handled, the GTPs were the most docile and most interesting and interactive. They are not demanding in husbandry and they are active and curious snakes. They do fine with respectful handling and make fantastic display animals!

From my experience and from all I've researched (because it was not long ago that I was in your position), I have found ETBs to be veeerry touchy with husbandry. And even if you have everything absolutely spot-on, they have still been known to simply die for no apparent reason. Of course, there are always exceptions to the rules and many ATBs and ETBs can be both docile and/or hardy. But generalizations are all we have to go on during our research....

As far as eye candy, here is my own GTP, Hunter. He is an PNG x OSHY and was originally bred by finegtps.com and I purchased him from Rocky Gravley from www.thearborealenthusiast.com. I would recommend Rocky in a heartbeat! He is wonderful to work with and was very informative and considerate and kept in great contact with me. His snakes are great!




And this is my all-time favorite GTP - one day when I have bookoo bucks to spend, I'll have one like him...