Care Sheet for PythonsAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 2.50 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 11/16/2004 |
Main Category: | Snakes |
Sub Category: | Pythons |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Wrsreptiles |
Years Experience: | 5 to 10 Years |
Species: | Green tree pythons |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | N/A |
Sexing and Characteristics: | You can not probe or pop a green tree python they are way to fragile and kinking more then likely would happen. its best to wait until there 2 y/o of age . |
Mostly Active During: | Night |
Substrate and Water Needs: | I use newspaper for bedding and spray them daily since they don’t really drink from a water bowl but drink from there coils. |
Lighting and UVB: | I use a GE soft white 60 watt bulb. no UV light is needed. |
Temperatures and Humidity: | 12 hours at 83-85 during the day with a night time drop of 80. i keep the humidity around 75% or better. |
Heating and Equipment: | Look to lighting section. |
Caging Provided: | I keep my babies in what they call a critter carrier you can find these at any pet store. i get the second to the smallest using two 1/8 inch wood dowels. i keep them in there till there about 10 months of age 1 year old. as adults i keep mine in a 2 ft x2ft x2ft cage made of melamine with two 2 inch wood dowels. by placing one wood dowel about 18-20 inches high and about 16-18 inch measuring from the back. this should be the closes to the heat source and the the other wood dowel can be towards the bottom about 10-12 inches from the bottoms closer to the back of the cage. about 8-10 inches. this will give them the chose to thermoregulate. |
Diet: | Carnivorous |
Description of Diet: | General rule of thumb i live by is 2 meals in then they must defaecate before being feed again. as babies i feed mine 12-14 days apart as adults 14-16 days apart. remember there not Burmese or Retics they are a small slender snake that is not very active. so i feed mine small meals. for example a 5 foot female will be eating a medium sized rat. |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | I use nothing |
Maintenance: | Just like any other snake. |
Some Words on this Species: | These are delicate snakes that are fun to own, born either yellow, red or brown and can start to change color as early as 4 months old to as late a 18 months old. |
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