Red Tail over African Rock?

Yea ... striking and scary isnt it. Good luck with your new guys! Cant wait to see some pics :)

As soon as I get the new kids set in their new homes I will start to snap pictures! Also my cam is in the shop. :cry:

wow, i admire you for looking into getting a burmese. they are such beautiful snakes but i could never handle one because they get so big! maybe a male would be ok, but still.

Thanks, the main reason I want a Burmese is because I have always admired them and thought they were beatiful. I don't care how big it gets because I have the room, but I know what you mean its not good to get animals if you can't provide them with their proper needs. Then the reason I want the RTB is because I think they are beautiful. But, my favorites will always be my BPs.

A Burmese is a two-person snake. Unless you can count on having a second person handy when the Burmese gets larger, I would not even consider getting one.

Well, I have my girlfriend and my brother. So yea I will have someone around. Also it wont be awhile till she gets really big because she is only about 15".

But I also know they grow super big lol.
I have the space for one tho thats why I want one. My whole basement is reserved for my animals.

podo, Burms grow fast

yeah htats what i heard too, How big do they get within a year?? (if fed properly)

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Originally Posted by Brandon.O

yeah htats what i heard too, How big do they get within a year?? (if fed properly)

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A Burmese Python can grow ten feet in one year

Not too sure where you found your information Blink, but i wouldnt think they would grow 10 feet in a year. I found this at the Fort Worth Zoo website:

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Hatchling Burmese pythons measure between 18 inches (runts) and 29 inches. Breeders indicate an average length of 22 inches among captive-bred animals. The average weight of the hatchlings will be around 4oz (115g). Female Burmese pythons can grow to between 13 and 18 feet and there are records of animals over 19 feet but no authenticated records of animals over 20 feet. Males are typically smaller and their range from 8 to 14 feet though occasionally a male will grow to a length of 16-17 feet. For their size, Burmese pythons are among the heaviest of the giant snakes with 17-18 foot animals achieving weights of over 200 lbs.

Under captive conditions, Burmese pythons will grow to sexual maturity at an amazing rate. Growth rates achieved with females by herpetoculturists under optimal feeding conditions typically show the following growth pattern. By the end of 12 months, growth to a length of 6 to 9 1/2 feet. By 18 months, growth to between 9 1/2 to 10 1/2 feet.

Breeding is initiated soon after this time and the growth rate from there on slows down considerably. Breeders mention growth rates of 12 to 18 inches a year for the first 2-3 years following the 10 foot mark (and thus first breeding). Thereafter, the growth rate will continue to decline with the age though there are reports of older animals entering a period of accelerated growth following several years of typically reduced growth. There can be a wide range of variation in the growth and length of captive-raised specimens depending on the genetic background, feeding and breeding regimens

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That growth rate is in a female and females are usually bigger than males. I guess you could power feed your snake to get it to about 10 feet in a year, but then you would have to worry about other health concerns as well as a 10 footer. I would be interested to see the data behind the information i found, but thats the typical answer i was finding.

EDIT: I forgot to paste the link: http://www.whozoo.org/students/stamoo/burminfo1.htm