Female chondro

[Lasiodora]

Mike,
The male Is 6' and some inches. He is a six yr old adult that I raised from hacthling size. The female is about 4'-5' (maybe less). I have not taken an exact measurement on her. I will when she gets re-weighed. She just turned two this May. I bought her as a yearling. They are both laid back, especially the male, during daylight hours (this all depends on the individuals personalities of course). I can safely handle both at that time. I choose not to because they don't seem comfortable cruisin around in my hands. They can't get a good grip with their tail on my arm like they can a branch. It's all the hair . Besides I know it's stressful when I pull them off their perches. So, I only do it every once in awhile to inspect them and have them move around for added excercise. I wish I owned some emerald tree boa pics to post for a comparison. This site will have to do:
http://www.corallus.com/caninus/photogallery.html
You can see the morphological differences between GTPs and ETBs by comparing the photos of that site and the ones posted here.
Mike

 

[Lasiodora]

Well, I got around to photographing an emerald tree boa. Hope this gives everyone who asked about etbs and gtps an idea of how to tell them apart.
First the emerald pic:

 

[Lasiodora]

Here's a gtp pic for comparison:

 

[Lasiodora]

While I'm here, I'll post pics of the chondros new set-ups.
Female's on top

 

[GQ.]

Dude! Those are excellent comparison photos. Thanks for posting them.

 

[Lasiodora]

Your welcome Gil. That Emerald was a tough shot to take. My head was halfway in the cage with the male in the camera shot and the female perched over me. Fortunately they were both asleep.
Mike

 

[Lasiodora]

New addition

Well,
I picked up another chondro on saturday from a friend at the hamburg show. Here's a pic of him. Little guy was being shy so I couldn't get a shot of his head. He has a nice vetebral stripe that I'm hoping will turn into a blue when he goes through his color change. I'll post better pics when he's awake.
Mike

 

[GQ.]

Beautiful snake! I'm jealous. Is that a Sorong or Jaya type pictured? I like the blue vertebral stripes and triangles on those guys. Were there a lot of Chondro dealers at the Hamburg show? My goal is to pick up at least one or two more chondros this year. Hopefully the next San Diego IRBA show will have at least one or two Chondro breeders. Here is the latest picture of my Aru type yearling. Chondros rule!

Gilbert

 

[Lasiodora]

wow

Yours looks great and in fact I should be the one whose jealous. Mine is a sorong type. There weren't any dealers who specialized in chondros. A lot of venders had one or two chondros at their table. Mine was produced by a friends pair. He separated that little guy out for me. I plan to breed my pair this fall. So hopefully I will be up to my ears in chondros
Mike

 

[GQ.]

Mike,

I just saw your post on the other forum. I spend a bit of time over there as well. Let me know when you have some eggs. I may be interested in a new addition. There is always room for another chondro!

Gilbert

 

[Jmmarich]

Absolutely gorgeous snakes guys. I desperatly wanted one of those several years back but decided I wasn't ready for one. If I remember correctly, they are extremely expensive as well?

--Josh

 

[GQ.]

jmmarich,

Chondros are a bit on the pricey side, but they are worth it. It is good that you realized that you weren't ready for them. I also waited for quite awhile before making the leap. They do take some time and effort and money to properly set up. If you ever do buy one make sure you have a setup for the snake before you bring it home. Do as much research as possible before the purchase. Chondroweb.com is an excellent resource for anything Green Tree Python related. I highly advise anyone interested in chondros to purchase Greg Maxwell's book. After reading that book and doing a bit of research on the forums you will be at a better point to differentiate between good and bad advice.

 

[Lasiodora]

Josh,
Gil pretty much covered it. The only thing I can add is don't buy one unless you are willing to accept the fact that you will never be able to just own one. It may start off with just one but you will soon see that the one turns into two and the two into three. Next thing you know you'll have a whole room filled to the ceiling with chondros All kidding aside, they are easier to keep than most people think.
Mike

 

[Lasiodora]

Update

I started cycling my pair about three weeks ago and everything is going well. I'm going to pair them up the first week of Nov. Man I can't wait.
Anyway here are some crappy shots of them taken with a point and shoot camera.
The male is the solid lime green Sorong-type and the female is the one with the blue (which the camera did not pick up well). She's an OS Aru-type.

 

[GQ.]

Mike,

Good luck! Everything is going to work out perfectly. Be sure to keep me in mind for babies! And remember your slogan, "A free chondro with every order!" LOL. Thanks for the update man! I'm happy for you.

Later,
Gilbert

 

[Lasiodora]

Gilbert you left out a word out in the slogan. I'm sure it was a typo. I'll correct it: "A free chondro bag with every order"...lol Thanks for the vote of confidence. If she breeds and lays eggs, and I get all of the babies to eat voluntarilly, then you are definitely at the top of my list. Man more sleepless nights are ahead. As if my son wasn't keeping me up long enough Soon I'll have baby chondros, if all goes well.
Mike

 

[Lasiodora]

Update

I introduced them in Nov.
Here is the male initially checking the female out.

Next is a close up shot of the pair

You can see him enticing her with his spur

Finally an insertion

They are still paired up and I only separate them to see if the male wants to eat. I leave him in with the female when I feed her. He has no interest in her food.
Mike

 

[GQ.]

Sweeeet! I'm hoping for a big beehive of eggs for you this year. Excellent picture! I'm looking forward to seeing more. Thanks for the update! :clap:

 

[Schlyne]

Beautiful. Someday, I'll get one (and eventually a lot), but I will be getting a lot more experience with my other snakes first. Also, i've heard an ATB can be an easier "step up" to a GTP as you go. In the meantime, I love my new baby IJCP

Good luck!! I want to see some goregous chondro baby shots later :clap:

 

[tarantulakeeper]

Here is my young (neonate) emerald tree boa, Jaculi. This one is a male. Someday I'd like to own a chondro too. John