Thinking about a buramese

[bchapman]

Please don't get one until you have read up on them for a while. A large burm is fully capable of killing an adult. Males will get over 100 lbs and females almost always over 150 lbs. I know of many 150 lb burms. Free roaming is a bad idea. Ever tried to get snake poop smell out of your carpert? Not easy. A full grown male burm will be eating up to 10 lb pigs or rabbits every 2 weeks and an adult female wil need about 15-20 lbs of food every 2 weeks!!! Not an easy task and I suggest you talk to some burm owners that have large ones and see if you think you are ready. There are thousands of unwanted snakes getting turned into shelters every year and my guess is most of them are burms. They are cheap and people don't realise how big a 15' 100-140 lb snake really is when they buy them. If you do get a burm, I would try and get a rescue.
Just my .02 cents about it

[Freakie_frog]

MMMmm... a 200 lb chicken. Dibs on the Buffalo Wings! (extra spicy).

YEA I like white meat so it breast and thighs for me

[tmlowe5704]

My questions for you.. how old are you? What is your snake keeping experience? How much room do you have for the snake's cage? Are you prepared to spend the money to feed the snake?

Burms are a big commitment.. females more than males, but still, even a 100lb snake is a big deal!

For you, what would you consider sufficient knowledge and experience to own and maintain a burm? I would love to have one later in life and want to think long and hard about it before I make a decision that big.

[Shelby]

Age is really relative to your maturity level.. what I meant is most kids/teens are not mature enough to seriously think about the responsibility required to own a burm.. more likely the 'cool factor' will override common sense. Of course this varies from person to person, so I'm not going to say any specific age.

I think as far as experience.. you should have experience handling and working with larger snakes that belong to other people so you get the feel for how they act and how to control them more safely. Get the chance to be around a full grown burm before deciding for sure. Owning a snake such as a red tailed boa is a good idea first before actually getting a burm.. I see you already have a RTB.

[tmlowe5704]

Age is really relative to your maturity level.. what I meant is most kids/teens are not mature enough to seriously think about the responsibility required to own a burm.. more likely the 'cool factor' will override common sense. Of course this varies from person to person, so I'm not going to say any specific age.

I think as far as experience.. you should have experience handling and working with larger snakes that belong to other people so you get the feel for how they act and how to control them more safely. Get the chance to be around a full grown burm before deciding for sure. Owning a snake such as a red tailed boa is a good idea first before actually getting a burm.. I see you already have a RTB.

well since i dont know ANYONE else with a snake bigger than like 4 feet, i am not sure. i do in a way want it for the cool factor BUT it is mostly because i have always been in love with the looks of them and amazed at the sheer size of them

[Shelby]

There's a difference between wanting it because you love the animal, and wanting it because it's cool to tell your friends you have a burmese python.

[tmlowe5704]

There's a difference between wanting it because you love the animal, and wanting it because it's cool to tell your friends you have a burmese python.

as you might have missed reading then, it is mostly because of being in love with the breed itself.

[Ginevive]

Not to me nasty, but if the original poster really wants a Burmese, they should seriously learn how to spell the name right, so that proper research can be done. Again, I am NOT trying to be mean or nitpicky, but just realistic.

[Shaun J]

Not to me nasty, but if the original poster really wants a Burmese, they should seriously learn how to spell the name right, so that proper research can be done. Again, I am NOT trying to be mean or nitpicky, but just realistic.

I was thinking that also...

[Shelby]

as you might have missed reading then, it is mostly because of being in love with the breed itself.

I wasn't implying you were the latter.. I can tell you really appreciate burms.