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Re: GTP Care
hey !! congrats
you can get the best heat panels from pro-products.
a 10 g size is perfect for a while, best example would be the 12x12x18h exo terra cages.
but you would need to cover the screen top with a piece of glass or acrylic to help keep the humidity in there.
temps you want the hot spot to be 85-86
humidity, spray in the morning so it goes up to the 80% and let dry out to 50%
over the day.
the thing is, that with a smaller cage witch is best for these little guys, getting a heat panel will be tricky because the cage is so small..
you could set it up so it covers only part of the top, or it can be done with a strip of 4" heat tape running on the top back of the cage.
both of witch will have to be controled by a good themostat, a VE or herstat conmtroler.
a ranco controller is also a good choice, no options like the other ones but will do the job..
a heat panel for the adult cage, most people go with a 24x18x24 modified exoterra,you would need a 12x12 40W panel. but this all depends on the temps in the room you keep it in..guys at pro product would tell exactly what you need
so by having the controllers probe at the top under the heat source, with a perch up there and some at the lower end of the cage, this should give you a nice temp gradiant.
substrate: it looks as if you have bark down there.. if you want something nice, best would be spag moss, keeps humidity better and way less chances of having you GTP grab it's prey and have it touch the groud to grab a piece of bark by mistake.. ingesting that could be fatal..
the ideal would be paper towels for a while, keeps thing sterile, and easy to clean..
as mentioned above , having more perches, vines and plants in there would be best..
feeding: less is better with them, rule to follow is every 7-10 days for a neo and 10-14 days for sub adult then 14+ for full adults and always give a prey item either slightly smaller then the widest part of it's body or max the same size of the widest grit, never give a huge meal where you can see a lump in it's belly, while nothing bad may ever happen, this is the #1 cause for a prolapse, then if that happens !!! you will need to be extremely carfull for a while as it will be prone to happen again.
feeding it small items and less often is the way to go...
hope this helps, as said earlier, they are considerd advanced snakes for keeping but aren't all that dificult if you invest time and respect the conditions they need.
best of luck
steph
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