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Chondro transformation!

I hate hijacking other threads so when I get a chance, I'll post some on another thread...in the meantime though...you can mini swoon with this:
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Tempest and Whisper lovey dovey!
 
Thanks! I loved how they looked exactly alike in their positions. I hope Miss T produces some sweet good feeders like her and dad. He's not very beautiful...bright green though but no blue to be found. A few white and yellow spots on him but otherwise patternless. He was so boldly marked as a baby. The triangles just turned to a blue green color that is almost not noticeable. They were both from Troy Frantz and both have been very easy to keep and healthy. Sometimes I think the best ones are the ones you don't spend a lot of money on!
 
I have always loved Chondros. I have wanted one for years now, but never commit. I think it's the many rows of fangs that they have lol. Does anyone hold them???
 
They have no fangs...only teeth and they aren't that huge. Emerald tree boas have much longer teeth. I hold some of mine and in fact the female in the picture above (the one with the blue) is more tame than my cornsnakes. A few of my others are very tame and even seem to enjoy handling. Others won't bite but get stressed and then I have one or two that are biters. Captive born and bred animals are certainly more docile than the wild caught imports of years ago. Most Sorong types are very calm and friendly.
 
Oh ok. That must of been a emerald's teeth I was shown when I was a kids. Those things were wicked looking. I just assumed Chondros were the same seeing how their diet in the wild is the same. Thanks for the info. Might just have to get a set up ready for one in the near future.

Is there any way to know the color out come of a baby?
 
They actually don't eat birds like people thought. While I assume they would take some if presented with the opportunity they don't hunt them exclusively. In Costa Rica we did catch an annulated tree boa that was hunting a sleeping bird in the tree. Their teeth are no longer than your average chondro.
 
MegF. said:
Thanks! I loved how they looked exactly alike in their positions. I hope Miss T produces some sweet good feeders like her and dad. He's not very beautiful...bright green though but no blue to be found. A few white and yellow spots on him but otherwise patternless. He was so boldly marked as a baby. The triangles just turned to a blue green color that is almost not noticeable. They were both from Troy Frantz and both have been very easy to keep and healthy. Sometimes I think the best ones are the ones you don't spend a lot of money on!
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I think it's hard to find just a nice plain green chondro. And there is nothing drab or boring about that. They are the most spectacularly coloured snakes, naturally.

I paid half of what you would expect to for a CB baby chondro for Mushu... look how she is turning out.

Chondros have held their prices very well over here. Most of your common locales and mixes are still within the £350 - £400 price range which I think reflects the amount of work that must go into producing healthy hatchlings. People are willing to pay it as well :)

As for ease of keeping I honestly think chondros are one of the easiest snakes to maintain, once you have their setup correctly heated with a good humidity cycle. It's not hard to provide at all.

Oh and Josh, all my guys are stupidly placid :) I just love this old shot of Siren resting her wee head...

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Tempest will lay on the couch with you with her head on your chest if you feel like it and stay that way for hours. She's very mellow. I hadn't handled Jake very much but took him out for pictures outdoors. I couldn't get him to stay on the stick I was using to photograph since he kept climbing up my arm and wouldn't go back. He also refused to go back to his cage when I was done. He seems to enjoy interacting with people.
 
Same with Tempest...don't stick a hand in there at night! Almost all of mine are like that. My amazon Skittles was a crack up the other night. While I was spraying he decided to come out of his cage, so I put a hand out in front of him open palm. That way if they strike they hit a flat surface and aren't so likely to draw blood. He "sniffed" my hand and then tried to chew on it. Not striking, just opening his mouth and trying to gnaw on it! What a silly snake!
 
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