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31-Mar-05, 12:14 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Sutherland Shire (sydney) | | | Green tree snakes Vs. Brown tree snakes
just wanting some info on the pros and cons of these two snakes, such as feeding, handling etc....
plus any personal experences appreciated,
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31-Mar-05, 12:17 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-04 Location: sydeney | | | from my experience enither handle too well, although there r always exceptions
this is only from what ive heard from ppl and read about both sp. but browns seem to be alot easier to feed rodents too. ive heard lots of keepers whinge about having to feed gts goldfish
im sure brenden/brodie will have a bit to say about it 
ps - 5 bucks on the gts  |
31-Mar-05, 12:45 AM
|  | Regular Member | | | | I love my Brown! He is shy, but placid and will happily sit on my lap and watch TV with me. He has huge curious eyes and a big boofy head and thinks if his head is hidden, you can't see him!
He has a huge appetite and will eat rats till bursting and beyond. Yeap, he is here for good. 
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31-Mar-05, 07:15 AM
| | | | I have had brown for quite a few years and found them to be very placid and very easy to feed. I hear so many stories from other people saying that browns are so more aggressive, but i would have to totally disagree. Even in the wild i have found heaps, both around Sydney area and in the Northern territory and found that only 1 has only ever tried to bite, and we were actually trying to put him back in his cave at the time. I did though how every have a bit of trouble trying to ween one from frogs to mice, it took a few months, but once he came around, the thing is just a pig on mice, can't get enough. If you want my choice, get some nice brown tree's, ( the night tiger form ) |
31-Mar-05, 07:28 AM
|  | primitively archaic Moderator | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 Gender:  | | | | GTS are not hard to handle, just different to a python. They don't tend to hang on to you like a python does, plus they are very agile so you have to be on the ball.
Bruce Riddell has just joined APS so hopefully he will be able to give you his opinion on GTS.
I don't have any BTS (yet) so I can't really compare them to my GTS.
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31-Mar-05, 10:54 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Cairns | | | | The bts would win for sure, they get to over 6'.
Both are more active than pythons, both need fairly high humidity, especially the bts.
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31-Mar-05, 10:50 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Sutherland Shire (sydney) | | | | thanks guys... |
31-Mar-05, 11:02 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-04 Gender:  | | | | Ive been wanting Brown tree Snakes since i handled one at my WIRES course years ago. Really placid but the one my father had as a kid use to try and go him everytime he walked into the enclosure. Said his mate bled like a stuck pig after it nailed him on the hand. Luck of the draw i suppose.
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31-Mar-05, 11:07 PM
|  | Has Happy Herps.... Sponsor | Join Date: Aug-03 Location: SYDNEY | | | | I got to handle a GTS at my WIRES course Simone, I have gone to one rescur for a GTS in a person letterbox. By the time I opened up the letterbox to look in it had come out and was 15ft up the tree beside it. Was the quickest rescue I have ever done.....LOL
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31-Mar-05, 11:15 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-05 Location: melbourne australia Age: 45 | | | | i love brown tree snakes,they look like vipers without the bite..
i hear they still have a few in guam
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01-Apr-05, 12:19 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-05 Location: North Queensland | | | Their both neat,...but go the Gr...ts, bl..ts, go..ts, bl...ts!!!  , love'em all
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12-Apr-05, 08:50 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-05 Location: Sydney,Gordon | | | | Is the brown tree snake venomous i heard it's bite can be pretty bad. |
24-May-05, 12:44 PM
|  | Regular Member | | | | Do they come up for sale ever??? I have been keeping my eye out and haven't seen any 
I have heard that browns are rather venemous too...
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24-May-05, 12:58 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-04 Location: Sydney Gender: | | | | Browns are venomous but aren't considered dangerous.
They come up for sale occasionaly.
I bought my pair from Roy Pails a few months ago. They're pretty snappy at times but usually settle down after a few minutes. |
24-May-05, 01:04 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Feb-04 Location: Sydney | | | | Either though I have found browns will take rodents easier.
ps Greens get over 6ft too.
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