So, I decided to keep him. Name is Monty Python

[Sauzo]

i've talked to few GTP breeders and keepers. they're fine when they're established feeders so getting them as a juvie is the best start and u still get to see their color change. but i would advise against a noobie getting a neonate. they are real pretty green pet rocks and still on my list.

Pat was about 6 months old when i got him. He had only eaten once or maybe twice with the owner gal and she told me, he was a problem feeder. He also was kind of dehydrated and about as thick as a pencil if that. I am a GTP noob. Fast forward just over 4 months, Pat has about doubled his size, doubled his girth and is nice and well hydrated, pooping and peeing like clockwork and doesnt miss a beat for his mouse every week(pushed it out to 10 days now). Just because you are new at a reptile doesnt mean you shouldnt get said reptile. As long as you know what you getting into and did the research and are able to give it what it needs, then like i said, no reason not to go for it. The problem is when a person just impulse buys a pet and then decides they cant afford or care for it for whatever reason. Everyone has to learn somehow and first hand knowledge is the best teacher imo.

And yes, GTPs are pretty much a BP on a stick except at night. Pat rivals Caesar at night. He spent most of the night, digging in his substrate, climbing up and down his perches and trying to sit on his live plants. The guy is a ball of energy 3 days after eating up until the next feed day.

But i also like challenges. So far i have managed to get a labeled problem BP feeder(Dottie) to go from not eating to eating FT rats as a baby. I got a labeled problem feeder JCP who would only eat live black mice at night to eating FT rats any time of the day. And i finally got Pat who was dehydrated and a questionable feeder to eating like clockwork. Heck the owner at the reptile shop says i got a way with snakes and can get anything to eat lol. All it involves is knowing what the snakes need as far as husbandry and security. The snake will take care of the eating part lol.

And here is Pat again!!