Quote Originally Posted by AbsoluteApril View Post
Very nice looking guy, congrats!
If he takes small rats, that should be fine to feed. I know some prefer mice.
I agree with Sauzo, it's easier to remove the perch with the snake on it, that's what I do for my ATBs when they are perched.

Good luck with him!



They can be quite finicky, early on in my herp keeping days I got a baby and a sub-adult, both died. I lived in Las Vegas had so many issues with low humidity, it was horrible to see them not thrive. Anytime you see a GTP hanging out on the floor instead of up in the perches, there's something wrong. I learned the hard way. I feel comfortable I'd be able to successfully keep them now but that bad experience kind of soured me on it.
Yeah, that's why I was hesitant on getting one especially since the ones I like are $800+ lol. I did a lot of research on them and talked to people and everyone told me if I was going to drop that kind of cash, be sure to get a CBB. Pay the extra money as you want the deck stacked in your favor the most you can with them especially if you are getting a hatchling to watch the color change or even juveniles.

And they told me the same thing, if your GTP is grounded, then something isn't right and you need to check your husbandry asap.

Lol and that's exactly how I feel. I'm sure I could do ok with one now as I have a lot more experience with other snakes and stuff but they seem rather fragile for me so I will just live vicariously through people with them and stick to my 'tanks' aka boas and retic. And I would sure be kind of soured if I did everything right and my snake dropped dead. Definitely would be gun shy about buying another one.