Update on Hacksaw the GTP

[SlitherinSisters]

I got him in his new home a few days ago...that was fun!

I was going to convert a china cabinet of sorts, it has a fancy name, but I can't remember it. Then I decided not to do that because the cabinet is pretty nice and belonged to my grandma and my extended family would not be impressed. I couldn't find any cabinets anywhere that I liked, so I just broke down and bought this instead.


He's so pretty!



But not so friendly... He has tried to bite me so many times!!! He gets angry whenever I mist the tank. This picture was right after I misted the tank.


He looks huge when he's all stretched out! This was when I moved him to the new tank. GTPs are so smart! He doesn't care one bit about the cats or dogs, but when I look at him he gets a little huffy. He's a bit better now. I can put my hand against the glass but as soon as I open the door he rushes towards it. Yikes!!!


Does anyone know of some good care sheets. I've read through a lot, but they all seem to have a part that I'm not too sure about. Like, only wild caught GTP are aggressive and you can easily handle a captive bred one....yeah right! Hacksaw is not friendly at all! I've also read things like you should dust your rat with vitamins and I'm betting that's bull. Also, he's sitting at about 82-83, I'm thinking the temps need to be a bit higher. I have a higher wattage flexwatt that I'm going to switch out.

Also, I've read over and over that they are much more difficult to care for than a BP. What is so different about a GTP and a BP that I need to know. Am I missing something? I mist twice a day, he's at 82-83 and I'm going to raise that a bit tomorrow when I get the new flexwatt soldered, I will put some fake plants in there, give him a real water bowl, and get his perched fixed. He knocked over his perch when I put him in there and that's the best I could fix it without taking it out, which is really scary! I'm going to get a new one made and glue it so it can't get knocked over, that or get a spring loaded shower rod to fit in there somehow. I know it looks like the perch is against the back, it is, but only the right side is touching it, so he's not squished between the perch and the back wall. He does like a coil or two to be slightly against the back wall so he stays in the middle or slightly on the right of the perch. Eventually I will get it moved entirely off the back wall, but I want to let him settle in before I do too much.

[cecilbturtle]

Greg Maxwell has a book called "The complete chondro" and a new one called "more complete chondro". i think thats what its called.

i love gtps and atbs..well all of them!

[crapwhereaminow]

Greg Maxwell has a book called "The complete chondro" and a new one called "more complete chondro". i think thats what its called.

i love gtps and atbs..well all of them!

+1, that book is amazing.
Also, there's a moreliaviridis forum that has a lot of knowledgeable keepers.

EDIT: He's very pretty! And yeah, Biaks have a nasty reputation that's (sometimes) deserved. He looks like a Biak
Also, you may want to post him in the morelia section. There's a ton of people on here with GTPs and that's their section.

[SlitherinSisters]

+1, that book is amazing.
Also, there's a moreliaviridis forum that has a lot of knowledgeable keepers.

EDIT: He's very pretty! And yeah, Biaks have a nasty reputation that's (sometimes) deserved. He looks like a Biak
Also, you may want to post him in the morelia section. There's a ton of people on here with GTPs and that's their section.

Ah yes thanks... They have too many names, chondro, morelia, tree python, I figured it was in the wrong place.

[CherryBlossom]

I Love HIM!!! Green Tree's are amazing snakes! My friend just hatched out a clutch of them actually! feisty little buggers they are!

Your's is looking good tho! all the best with him!

[spitzu]

Ohhh, he's gorgeous.

[jsmorphs2]

Haha he does look feisty! And I also recommend "The More Complete Chondro" by Greg Maxwell. He gets kinda wordy but has all the info you'll need (except they like to constrict and sometimes eat bedding and cage decorations ). I want to say temps should range from 78-89.

Also, shower curtain rod holders or dowel rod holders work well for perches (glued to the sides of the tank). But you'd have to keep him in a separate area while it dried. We actually used suction cups in our small GTPs tank to stick the perches to the glass. Or, you could just make a perch with legs and not worry about glue or a spring-loaded shower rod falling down.