Green Tree Pythons as first snakes
Just saw this anon question answered by morelia-viridis and it’s such a comprehensive answer I thought I’d reblog it!
Anon question:
Do green tree snakes make good a good snake for first time snake owners? or are they for more experienced snake keepers?
morelia-viridis’s answer:
Usually folks recommend that you have some snake keeping experience before having green tree pythons. I did things differently, and got one as my first snake. Others have gotten them as a first snake as well. So if you’d like to go that route, here’s what I’d recommend:
- Most important of all, and there’s really no way to emphasize this enough (for any animal you want to keep): do your research. Read up on these snakes. Everything you can. Get Greg Maxwell’s book, The More Complete Chondro, and read it from cover to cover. Hang out on the Morelia Viridis Forum and read read read. Join iHerp. Read some more, and soak up all the info you can.
- After you get a handle on the care involved, get your caging, heat panel, thermostat, and all that. Get everything set up and running, and make sure your temperatures are correct. I’d also suggest taking photos of the setup and posting them on MVF. That’s what I did, and it was good to get feedback to make sure my setup was decent before I had my snake.
- Certain things about your caging (overall size, perch diameter, etc) will depend on how old your snake is. I’d suggest you start with a snake that’s at least a year old. Yearlings are more robust than neonates, you can handle them, and you’ll know whether you’re getting a male or female. (Neonates are too delicate to be sexed.)
- Buy a captive bred animal, ideally direct from a breeder who you can contact for help/support if you run into any issues. I don’t know what you’re country you’re in, but in the US, there are quite a few out there. One of the most well-known is Rico Walder from Signal Herp. My first snake was from him, and I have two others that were bred at his facility. There are also the classifieds on MVF—lots of good folks there, but there can be bad apples anywhere, so do your research on breeders as well. (Personally, I would stay far, far away from the classifieds on Kingsnake for your first chondro.)
It’s definitely possible for a first time snake owner to be successful with a green tree python—just do your homework first. :)
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