Pat the baby biak green tree python

[Sauzo]

My word what are you feeding him, seems like only yesterday he was a wee little tiny spaghetti noodle hanging off a straw for a perch now he a big beautiful boy. Congratulations you really are a really amazing person and care giver to your magnificent collection

Lol thanks. He eats large fuzzy mice every 10-14 days.

And yeah, he was so tiny when i got him. Now when it is close to dinner time and he is out and about at night, he easily reaches the floor of the cage from his top perch and can basically stretch along one whole side of his 18x18x18 cube and almost a second side as well. But he doesnt really move much except from his spot on the back perch to his spot on the front perch unless he is hungry.

[C.Marie]

What is the largest prey item that GTP will get to I think the way your little fella is growing like a boss Pat might want to eat some of Ceasers dinners

[jmcrook]

Man I’m kinda envious of that critter tbh. I won’t let myself have one until I’m good and settled somewhere though. Too fragile for me to want to move one every year or two or three.


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[Sauzo]

Man I’m kinda envious of that critter tbh. I won’t let myself have one until I’m good and settled somewhere though. Too fragile for me to want to move one every year or two or three.


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Yeah, Pat has definitely grown on me. But i wanted a GTP since a kid. Not sure how fragile they are. I moved Pat between like 3 cages in about 4 days when i got him lol. He grounded himself in the 6 qt tub which is what everyone recommended. Once i moved him to the 25 qt and then the Zoo Med 18x18x18 cube, he went back to perching. He really hated the 6 qt tub with plastic coat hanger perches. Ironic as that is what everyone recommends for neonates.

I'm sure you would be fine as long as you got a yearling. I mean a neonate would probably be fine too assuming you didnt move when you got him and he had at least 6 months to get settled in.

And the best part of all, GTPs stay fairly small and dont need lots of room. I think Biaks are the largest of the GTPs getting to like 4 feet or so for females.

Heck compared to even a boa, GTPs are simple. I scoop out a poop/pee every 4-5 days and feed him a FT fuzzy mouse every 10-14 days.

[Skyrivers]

He looks great. Keep showing him off. With my collection complete for now I will not be getting one of these guys. I have to live vicariously through you. So beautiful.

[Stearns84]

Yeah, same. And here is an updated Pat, looking pretty much the same.

Wow, stunning. How is pat with handling? Seems like they are 100% for it or 100% against it. Never an in between.

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[Sauzo]

What is the largest prey item that GTP will get to I think the way your little fella is growing like a boss Pat might want to eat some of Ceasers dinners

A full grown adult female can take a small rat at its largest but most people keep them on mice. I dont plan to ever feed Pat a rat.

Wow, stunning. How is pat with handling? Seems like they are 100% for it or 100% against it. Never an in between.

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I dont really handle him. Last time i did, he was fine. I dont pick him off his perch. I just remove the perch with him on it and he is fine and curious. Sometimes he will climb down the perch and onto my hand to see whats up. I do put my hands next to him every couple days to change water and he either will perk up and look at my hand and flick his tongue and then go back to sleep or just sit there looking at my hand. He has never struck at me. Mostly just hisses when he is pissy and wants to be left alone. If the hissing doesnt work, he will wander off to the other end of the perch or a different perch.

[Sauzo]

Guess Pat enjoys the weird sleeping poses.
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[Gio]

Guess Pat enjoys the weird sleeping poses.
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Pat is gorgeous!

[bcr229]

A full grown adult female can take a small rat at its largest but most people keep them on mice. I dont plan to ever feed Pat a rat.

Ever considered chicks? I get the stills and culls from a friend who raises meat birds, and my king snakes, savu pythons, and smaller boas and BRB's go bonkers for them. I figure a GTP would love chicks also and the smallest of them are no bigger than a jumbo mouse.