Adopting a BP, advice needed

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Originally Posted by Lferg

This makes me very sad for the person who gave this animal up.

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You sure it wasn't a kid without a job? Lol, happens all too often.
Financial woes are no excuse for a person to abandon an animal like that, though. :( Saddens me.

Ok guys sorry for this whole post..... My wife just informed me that I don't listen (duh, I'm a man) and that it's a Burmese python....

Yikes!

Have you got the room for a 12 foot snake?


dr del

I guess well have to make room, dr. Heck we already built a separate temp controlled building out back to house the guinea pigs rescued from the tornado last month.... What's another 12ft snake gonna hurt... Ulgh

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What's another 12ft snake gonna hurt

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The guinea pigs :P

Oh wow.. haha well that's an entirely different scenario. They don't need food quite as often as Ball Pythons but their prey items obviously get more expensive as they get larger.

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Originally Posted by Kymberli

You sure it wasn't a kid without a job? Lol, happens all too often.
Financial woes are no excuse for a person to abandon an animal like that, though. :( Saddens me.

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we cant judge the person who droped it off we dont know there situation...at least they droped it off at a vet insted of releasing the snake...so in his mind he tried to get the snake to someone responsible

This makes more sense. People ball morphs normally don't just drop it off somewhere.

I'd still like to see a photo.

Nothing against you or your wife, but I've seen people swear up and down a ball was a burm before. Of course I know better, but it does happen.

Of course, a Burmese is going to be a LOT more work, but there is even a great forum here for Burms and other large snakes.

Best wishes!

Gale

That will be a very serious undertaking. If you are up for it then wonderful. If not than I'm sure a local herp society can help him out. They are beautiful but a whole 'nother ball o' wax compared to a ball python! Good luck with whatever you decide:)