GTP care: what do you use for perches?

[Lucas339]

look at terry philips post close to the bottom of his post.

http://moreliaviridis.yuku.com/reply...3#reply-134723

more on perch size

http://moreliaviridis.yuku.com/reply...9#reply-133209

http://moreliaviridis.yuku.com/reply...8#reply-117928

those are a couple that i found really quick. also look at john romano's findings. he has been using true natural style set ups with multiple perch sizes and has found that the animals are choosing smaller sized perches.

[Angry J]

Thanks for that. Looks like I'll be building a new tree.

[DavidG]

Perch size is more commonly related to tail kinking. Greg is a really cool guy and loves sharing his passion of chondros. One of the breeders is working very hard on finding the cause of skin fold, so maybe within the next year or so we'll have a pretty definite answer. Hopefully at least.

[Lucas339]

Perch size is more commonly related to tail kinking. Greg is a really cool guy and loves sharing his passion of chondros. One of the breeders is working very hard on finding the cause of skin fold, so maybe within the next year or so we'll have a pretty definite answer. Hopefully at least.

the distance between perches and between the perch and the ground is what people are saying is causing some of the tail kinking. not the diameter of the perch.

[DavidG]

the distance between perches and between the perch and the ground is what people are saying is causing some of the tail kinking. not the diameter of the perch.

It's commonly attributed to coiling and eating. If the snake does not have to rely on just a small portion of tail to hang from while eating then a bigger perch should be okay. I still firmly believe that as a general rule the perch should be no larger than the snakes biggest part.

[Lucas339]

It's commonly attributed to coiling and eating. If the snake does not have to rely on just a small portion of tail to hang from while eating then a bigger perch should be okay. I still firmly believe that as a general rule the perch should be no larger than the snakes biggest part.

and i agree with the perch size. but if you look into it via MVF, more and more people are saying perch distance from the groud can be a cause of tail kinking.

[DavidG]

I know Greg is starting to do more vertical cages for his yearlings and adults. Hopefully he will shed more light on this. There is so much to be discovered with these animals. They are absolutely wonderful.