Is There Something Wrong With This Burm?
At work we have an albino burm. I'm a little worried about it. It's about 2 1/2' long and does not do ANYTHING. It also tries to bite. All day it sits in the same spot. I go in once a week and its always in the same spot. It eats, flicks it tongue a LOT too. She has a hide in her cage and I am POSITIVE it is not too big. Everything in the cage seems fine. Ambient temp is around 80, hot side 87-90, cool side 76-78. Humidity is always about 45%. Definitely does not have mites. Now about the biting. It doesn't actually bite... But it does try. I handle the balls all the time and I'm pretty sure I'm not holding it wrong... I always thought that burms were really nice. Now here's the weirdest thing... If I hold it it freaks out and starts to panic. If someone else does it just sits there and chills! Is it possible it just doesn't like me?
Re: Is There Something Wrong With This Burm?
Burmese are a whole different thing than ball pythons, trust me. When I got my little guy he was under three feet and bit, hissed and acted all sorts of grumpy whenever handled. From what I understand burmese tend to be more aggressive as babies, but once they grow up they do "grow out of it." Which my guy finally has. :]
As for the staying in one spot.. My burm does that too. He uses his hides, then he doesn't. He just.. curls up and sits there for days! I don't think staying put is anything unusual. He also soaks. ;] Even when humidity is perfect, he'll soak and soak. From what I've seen with a burm, those things aren't anything to raise alarm. They're pretty different in personality from balls. :]