slow growth rates

Hi well i was thinking what if you have a big boid and you want him/her to be healthy but not grow alot in the first cupple of years i was thinking feed your snake once every two weeks so it wouldent grow soo fast but i was talking to some people and im a little confused so whats your opinion on keeping a big boids staying small and healthy
(big boids such as burms,green condas,retics)
-thanks :salute:

I don't know that much about giants, but my thought is this. You have to do your research and you have to be prepared. And in being prepared you have to be prepared for the largest possible size that each particular snake could get to be. I feel that the best thing for any animal is to feed them properly so they can grow at a proper rate. Any growth that comes too fast or too slow is unhealthy as far as I know, and if not unhealthy at a present time can present problems for that animal in the future. So IMO, I would research and see what the best feeding schedule is for that animal to thrive, whether it be every 5 days, 7 days, 10 days, or whatever the case may be for any particular animal. You should not feed on a schedule to prevent growth, you should feed on a schedule that allows that animal to thrive and grow properly.

hmm good point you got me thinking yea so when i get my burm im going to feed him once every 10 days chould a changing scedual be good?

I don't know much about the giants either, but I have seen you mention this on several different threads. You want a burm, but you don't want him to grow quickly. Put bluntly, don't get a burm. The final adult size should be something your ready for, so the growth rate shouldn't matter much. It looks like you already have some larger snakes, so if you think your ready for a burm, maybe get some hands on experiance, then go for it. But if you want it, but you just want it to stay small, I think you might start looking at getting a different, smaller kind of snake.

get a dwarf burm...i saw a couple ads on kingsnake saying that they only get about 6 feet or so

I too commented on the other thread that you absolutly have to feed an animal at a safe/proper rate for that animal. doing anything but that is irrisponsible.

what are your reasons for wanting such a large snake if you want them to restrict their growth that calls for their species? Imagine if your parents only fed you once every other day to "keep you small" I usually think about it in terms like that. If you *need* a 12x12 enclosure but someone only has 12x8 then they shouldnt have that particular animal. i would stick to something smaller if i were you.

also keep in mind you have balls right? you might be pleased with the end result when they top out in size, you just have to be patient

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Originally Posted by tweets_4611

I don't know much about the giants either, but I have seen you mention this on several different threads. You want a burm, but you don't want him to grow quickly. Put bluntly, don't get a burm. The final adult size should be something your ready for, so the growth rate shouldn't matter much. It looks like you already have some larger snakes, so if you think your ready for a burm, maybe get some hands on experiance, then go for it. But if you want it, but you just want it to stay small, I think you might start looking at getting a different, smaller kind of snake.

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well im not trying to be anyoying just saying im just trying to learn about all kinds of things that can happen before i actually do something thats y i ask so much questions and im just kind of confused because some people say burms get to 20 ft and they usually dont but just in case if i get one i dont want mine to get 20 ft i want mine to be less then 13 1/2 ft they say an average for males is 8-13 ft and females may get up to 16 ft so im just wondering if some people feed their snakes once every 2weeks

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Originally Posted by Chubbz

get a dwarf burm...i saw a couple ads on kingsnake saying that they only get about 6 feet or so

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hahah no.! theirs no point in getting one thats gonna be that small i just might as well get a jcp i want something around 8-13 ft i seen some burms that stoped growing at 12 ft and some that were 18 ft mostly females get the biggest soo im hopeing i can tell the sex by looking at some certain things
and the dwaf cost like 3,000 from 1 add i saw and the add said they come from 3.5 ft -7ft and they were only 50% dwaf burm

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Originally Posted by AshleyB

I too commented on the other thread that you absolutly have to feed an animal at a safe/proper rate for that animal. doing anything but that is irrisponsible.

what are your reasons for wanting such a large snake if you want them to restrict their growth that calls for their species? Imagine if your parents only fed you once every other day to "keep you small" I usually think about it in terms like that. If you *need* a 12x12 enclosure but someone only has 12x8 then they shouldnt have that particular animal. i would stick to something smaller if i were you.

also keep in mind you have balls right? you might be pleased with the end result when they top out in size, you just have to be patient

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well im moving into a bigger place soo so by the time i get the snake ill have enought space to have a huge vision tank and like i said on my other repilies i only want him to get as big as 13 1/2 ft maybe 1 ft bigger at most if it gets to 15ft ill never hear the end of it from my mom but like i said again i have seen some burms that stayed aroun 10-14 ft and ill be happy with that


thanks- you guys help me wit the eating part
you learn as you go :salute:

We feed our burms every week. When we have our clutches the babies eat weekly until we sell them. A burm can live 20 plus years and chances are its going to be big. We only have one older snake that hasn't gone over 13 feet and that is a rescue male we have.