Hello, I have a 60 gallon tank (48X13X24) i was wondering if i could keep a G.T.P. in there. Also a local fish store has a gtp for $400 its about a foot and it is yellow. Also any care tips or anything of that nature would be apreciated.
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It would do okay...just make sure you have plenty of horizontal branches for it to "perch" on. Might see if you can turn the tank on end to make it more vertically-oriented.
Well i dont have any experiance in snakes is this a bad choose if so what is a good choosedavo;1198639; said:
stingray man;1198648; said:
a. not even getting into how to get humidity right in a fish tank for a gtp, that tank is way too big.. invest in a smaller sterlite container.. any GTP care sheet online will give you good size recomendations but probably will be small like 18x18x12 or similar. With a sterlite container it will have a solid lid, and you can drill small holes in the side of the container to let humidity out and help regulate it, not to mention you can drill holes for perches. Perches must be able to be removed without disturbing the snake as you remove them for cleaning. If you go the sterlite route you can use plastic coat hangers(the straight peice) as perches..
b. If it's yellow it's under 2 years old.. Which means it's still a "baby" somewhat, and unhandliable because it's spine is still soft.. I wouldn't handle a gtp until much later in age like 2 years. GTP's come in two colors when small, yellow and brown/red..
c. humidity, humidity, humidity.. The most important thing. Not gonna say no beginner can keep one. But will say it takes alot of research/drive/time to make it a success. Due to being a more complicated snake a ball python might be a better snake as you can handle it, might be more forgiving, etc. But really it's all about what you're looking for.
As davo said try to find a CB animal..
I don't recommend a GTP as a first snake... why not try something a little more easyer, like a Ball Python or Corn Snake.... I know a kid who bought a GTP and I expect it to be dead within a few months. He didn't listen to me and he will pay the price.
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So you guys are saying to stay away from a gtp for my first snake? And im new to snakes as you can see but what makes one snake harder to keep than another.
Everything must be PERFECT for a GTP to thrive. They hate handeling and will bite when they can. Very touchy animals.
Ball pythons for example tolerate alot of mistakes by the keeper, don't bite and will handle for quite awhile without getting upset.
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Ball pythons for example tolerate alot of mistakes by the keeper, don't bite and will handle for quite awhile without getting upset.
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