new chondro pics

[juddb]

If you start out with a neo, i would house him/her in a 6 qt tub, for the first year. Then start thinking about a nice cage for it. Also there is no need to elevate the water bowl, they find them.

[DutchHerp]

If you start out with a neo, i would house him/her in a 6 qt tub, for the first year. Then start thinking about a nice cage for it. Also there is no need to elevate the water bowl, they find them.

Just did some more research on neonates, from Spruce Nubble Farms: "It is our opinion that neonate GTP's are a bit like a piece of tissue paper - any error or problem is often fatal."

Maybe I'll get an adult first.

Anything that I should know that cannot be found easily on the web?

[Brandon Osborne]

Just did some more research on neonates, from Spruce Nubble Farms: "It is our opinion that neonate GTP's are a bit like a piece of tissue paper - any error or problem is often fatal."

Maybe I'll get an adult first.

Anything that I should know that cannot be found easily on the web?

I would recommend starting with a yearling. They can be found readily and are usually bulletproof by that age. Yearlings should range in the 100-150 gram range and be feeding on small to large adult mice.....depending on the size.

As far as daily misting goes, I don't understand what is so bad about it. It isn't necessary, but it gives your animal a daily inspection which is not a bad thing. Like I said, it's not always necessary depending on the cage, the animal, and geographic location. You can always use a larger water bowl. They are very easy captives, and in my experience, much easier to work with than jungles.....one of the reason I sold my jungles and got more chondros. lol.

Jim's cages are very nice and a 24" cube is perfect for an adult chondro. I would go a bit larger on perches for an adult. Try to match the perch to the diameter of the chondro, though some prefer smaller perches over large.

You won't be sorry.

BTW, Spruce Nubble stole that quote from Greg Maxwell. lol.

[DutchHerp]

The deal with daily misting is that sometimes I leave for vacation, and I was worried that I wouldn't be able to spray it during those 1-2 (max 3) weeks...

And I have one jungle, and that one's not feeding ...

So I can't judge on which is easier

A couple more questions:

Can a yearling be housed in a 24" cube?

Which locality can be found for less than $500, with a good combination of color and ease of maintenance?

Thanks again!

[juddb]

One thing on daily misting. I avoid misting in the mornings and right before night, so i dont drop the animals temperature to low, i mist usually before i go to work around 1pm or so. Most of the time, i dont even mist i will just tip the water bowl and wet the paper towels, and that usually does the trick as far as humidity goes, and im still able to get a decent look at the animals especially with removable perches. Otherwise for my adults, the night drop will create condensation the next morning(dew point temperature) and the enclosures are humid for a good part of the day, but i mist as needed only in the afternoon's to avoid any temperatures dropping too much. I got these tips from Greg Shroeder who is awesome, and they work great for me. I know Brandon knows who im talking about. Anyway you will figure out what works best for you and your animals, then it will be pretty routine. Good luck.

[juddb]

The deal with daily misting is that sometimes I leave for vacation, and I was worried that I wouldn't be able to spray it during those 1-2 (max 3) weeks...

That may be a problem unless you can get someone to take temps and make sure everything is functioning properly i.e. thermostat, heat source etc... One problem that comes to mind is dehydration. An automatic misting system may be essential to you. Personally i consider doing "chondro" stuff my vacation Maybe brandon has experience with leaving chondro's behind for weeks at a time, but i wouldnt be able too.

[DutchHerp]

That may be a problem unless you can get someone to take temps and make sure everything is functioning properly i.e. thermostat, heat source etc... One problem that comes to mind is dehydration. An automatic misting system may be essential to you. Personally i consider doing "chondro" stuff my vacation Maybe brandon has experience with leaving chondro's behind for weeks at a time, but i wouldnt be able too.

The humidity in my 36x24x24 AP cage with RHP stays at 70 after spraying only once

I can definitely have someone over a few times a week to spray and check temps

[DavidG]

70 actually isn't too bad for a chondro IMO. Internal hydration is key though. They do need to be misted to give a humidity cycle and it helps shed.

Another thing no one hit on was the 1 inch perch. Too big of a perch and the neo can kink it's tail while hanging down to eat food. Tubs really are amazing. I mist about once every week or two in the tub just because when i change the paper towel it keeps it down. I think you'd get a lot more hits if you did make a thread on this.


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check that site, so much info you're head will explode!

[Lucas339]

seems like everyone touched on just about everything except two things.

my chondro is about a year and a half and is now in a 24" cube cage right now. she seems to love it and roams at night. she fed the day i put her in there but she is kinda a freak. she even eats when completely blue although that has only happend once.

the site david pointed out has a classifed section that is almost entirely GTP. you'll have to up you budget a little to get an older USCB animal. there are some on there right now that are yearlings from bushmaster stock that are around $550. my animal is bushmaster stock and these have been captive for a while so you shouldn't have problems with them.

a note on misting. i mist mine when i think of it. she is on cypress so, from what ive herd, its a little more important to mist to keep small cypress particles from being inhaled. i also curb this by seiving my cypress with a wide mesh to get out some of the dust. i agree with judd in that you should have someone come over and check it when you are gone.

[llovelace]

Very nice Lucas, maybe one of days we can come over and see her, Nicks in Ft. Pierce had a couple of Chondros for sale, a great display snake