Cold winter

[Waterrat]

The morning temps in Cairns are around 13 degrees, so we shiver! What do the chondros do?
They are active for a few hours after dark and then assume positions where the first sun rays will hit in the morning. They know exactly where it is and then they bask for most of the day (it gets up to 27 degrees). The have plenty of condition on them to go without food during the winter.

 

[BigWillieStyles]

Your lucky you live in a part of Australia where you can keep Chondros in an avairy.

 

[edstar]

that's awesome.. so jealous

 

[Bushman]

Cold by Cairns standards but 13 has been our daytime max lately, so keeping GTP's outside in winter is obviously not an option down south. You're indeed fortunate and especially the snakes to have the luxury of outdoor accomodation.

Is that unfiltered sunlight that they receive or do you have shadecloth on the roof of the aviary?

Is that one snake or a pair coiled up together on the left in the top pic?

 

[Waterrat]

Top pic: a pair, bottom pic: one snake. It's a filtered sunlight through 40% shade cloth.

 

[Bushman]

Thanks, there was just two distinct colours on the specimen on the left, so I wasn't sure. It must have been half in sun.

Are all the adults under shadecloth like this when they're outside?

 

[Waterrat]

Some of the cages get direct sun but not all day (too many palms).

 

[imported_Varanus]

Very nice! It's always interesting to learn what many herps are able to cope with in terms of temps (like lows of 13c for GTP's) in a natural environment and, yet, how many keeping these in a caged situation would allow their enclosures to drop to 13C (perhaps even below)?

 

[Moreliavridis]

What is the lowest temp you get there in the morning michael?
Really contemplating moving to cairns so i can keep mine like that. haha

 

[Waterrat]

I think we had 12 degrees the lowest night temp. and day temps don't drop bellow 25.
As long as the snakes can soak up some heat during the day, the low night temps don't worry them much. When it's overcast, it's also usually warmer.

 

[EastCoastChondro]

Unreal set up mate im envious. What are the dimensions of the enclosures?
Do they react any different to a gaged GTP? It would be awesome to study the different reactions from being in an outdoor enclosure with natural elements compared to being inside in an enclosure.

Hayden.

 

[Waterrat]

Unreal set up mate im envious. What are the dimensions of the enclosures?
Do they react any different to a gaged GTP? It would be awesome to study the different reactions from being in an outdoor enclosure with natural elements compared to being inside in an enclosure.

Hayden.

Oh yes, they react to climatic changes such as low atmospheric pressure, rain, sun shine and sometimes even to the smells coming off our BBQ (depends on what's cooking LOL). The cages are about 150x95x120 cm.

 

[REPTILIAN-KMAN]

as always pics look great micheal

 

[Waterrat]

Really contemplating moving to cairns so i can keep mine like that. haha

Jason, there is a house for sale two doors down from us. 1/2 acre block, fully renovated big house with a granny flat, pool and a creek running through (with Waterrats lol). We could look after each others reptiles while on holidays. Interested?

 

[TaraLeigh]

Everyone else has said what I was going to.
So I'll just say wow, amazing and jealous [of the weather and the pythons]
Cheers for sharing.
Oh and I want to move 2 doors down from you. That place sounds ideal!

 

[longqi]

Its a hard life living in the tropics
We dropped to 18c the other night

Nearly bought an electric blanket

 

[TaraLeigh]

Oh. So, SO hard longqi. I can only imagine.
Sigh.

 

[Waterrat]

Move on baby, the price is right. LOL

Across the road

 

[TaraLeigh]

*drools*

 

[Kenno]

Move on baby, the price is right. LOL

Only real question is; how much?