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06-11-2005, 01:51 AM
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My new GTP
This is my first ever Chondro..
Im sooooo happy....
He is in red phase now but one day.......
Enjoy....
waiting for my kids to name him or her...
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06-11-2005, 02:02 AM
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Rub my shoulder, please?
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Beautiful baby!!
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06-11-2005, 02:58 AM
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wow, beautiful coloring on that little guy, can't wait till he changes.
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06-11-2005, 03:48 AM
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Nice animal he even looks like he wants to give you a love tap.
Congrats
Tim
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06-11-2005, 03:53 AM
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Oh yeah he was looking for a chance to get me..
Not yet... lol
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06-13-2005, 08:59 PM
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is this a 'biak type' (did they say?) I only ask because of the longer looking face shape? Very pretty! Please post pics as s/he goes thru the color changes, I think that is one of the coolest aspects of the gtps.  |
06-13-2005, 10:18 PM
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Not sure what type .
I will post pics regulary....
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06-15-2005, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark_scuba
This is my first ever Chondro..
Im sooooo happy....
He is in red phase now but one day.......
Enjoy....
waiting for my kids to name him or her...
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Just because I'm curious and never had GTP. They're not green when born? And what other colors do they change over the coarse of becoming green?
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06-15-2005, 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by lisagordier
Just because I'm curious and never had GTP. They're not green when born? And what other colors do they change over the coarse of becoming green? |
The GTP neonates go through color phases as they mature into adults and ultimately into green. Red, yellow are phases.
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06-15-2005, 03:29 PM
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Unlike most other species of snakes, adult chondropythons are quite variable in color. They are generally green, as their name implies, but may also be partially yellow, or blue. The blue adults are extremely rare, and quite prized by breeders. Baby chondropythons do not look like the adults, but hatch out yellow, red, or chocolate brown. Between six months and a year of age, they change to the adult color. This trasnsition may take place as quickly as a week, especially with the yellow babies, but many take three months or longer to change. The reason for their juvenile color is not known. As there are no venomous snakes in their range with similar colors, it is not likely that the colors are used for protective mimicry. The reason for the juvenile color variation is also not known, as yellow and chocolate babies look virtually identical as adults.
Captive Husbandry and Care of the Green Tree Python
by Alan W. Zulich
hers a link: http://www.pythons.com/chondro.html
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06-15-2005, 03:59 PM
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Could the colour change be anything to do with where they spend most of there time as baby's? Say younger ones spend more time in the lower branches or ground where brown or orange or even yellow leaves etc are found, then as they get older and go higher as they dont need to feed as often, change to green to blend in with the green leafs up top?
Just a thought!
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06-15-2005, 04:02 PM
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Wow! thanks for the explanation. Very interesting. I think I'll send this on to my brother since I know he likes GTP. |
06-15-2005, 04:12 PM
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I'm not saying thats the case, I just thought about it after reading the post on this thread and came up with that notion lol ??? |
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