Need some advice people...

Got him 2 day ago. I think he is obesity, if it's true what can i do to re-shape him ? Also everytime i open a cage or touch him he hiss like hell but never struck me since i've got him, do handle frequently solve this problem ?
Please help me :oops:
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He looks healthy, Are you hook training him?
Yes handling him should calm him down, but you should give him time to settle in to his new home, leave him completely alone (no handling) for at least a week.

That burm does look a little round and bloated to me. Unless that shape was just caused by his slithering on the bed.

I'd feed him a prey item every 10 days or so that is no bigger than his girth. Maybe slightly smaller.

You should use a snake hook to take him from his enclosure. Regular handling will calm him down and help him lose weight.

Thank for your advices. :)
The previous owner hadn't hook trained him. I'm just order the hook from metal workshop today, in my country hasn't any reptile pet store yet :(
Yes, he's very healthy but little chubby...he will be put on the diet FES advise
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Also, somebody in my place selling this python, no idea what she was..? :confused:
Caramel or something else ?
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The second Burmese does look like a caramel but I don't work with Burmese pythons and haven't owned one in a long time. I'm not familiar with their color morphs.

The more I look at the photos of the first Burmese I wonder if it's female. Are you positive it is a male? If you're not sure then how large is the bed it's on? I ask because it looks a lot like a gravid snake. It's very peaked like it would look if it was carrying eggs. Meaning you can see it's spine but the bottom half of the snake is wide and round.

If it is a male then yes, he looks healthy but a bit chubby. Very pretty though.

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Originally Posted by Foschi Exotic Serpents

The second Burmese does look like a caramel but I don't work with Burmese pythons and haven't owned one in a long time. I'm not familiar with their color morphs.

The more I look at the photos of the first Burmese I wonder if it's female. Are you positive it is a male? If you're not sure then how large is the bed it's on? I ask because it looks a lot like a gravid snake. It's very peaked like it would look if it was carrying eggs. Meaning you can see it's spine but the bottom half of the snake is wide and round.

If it is a male then yes, he looks healthy but a bit chubby. Very pretty though.

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The bed is 6,5 feet long and 5,5 feet wide. I'm gussing it's male because the previous owner has more 3 albino burm (total 4), the one i got from him is the smallest among them (same litter). What should i do to make sure it's sex ? :please:

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Originally Posted by thienbao

The bed is 6,5 feet long and 5,5 feet wide. I'm gussing it's male because the previous owner has more 3 albino burm (total 4), the one i got from him is the smallest among them (same litter). What should i do to make sure it's sex ? :please:

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Just because it was the smallest in the clutch doesn't mean it's a male. It could have just been a slow starter. As far as sexing it, if you don't know how to probe the snake yourself then for sure bring it to a reptile vet or if you have a local breeder then you can ask them to probe it for you.