Few questions about owning burmese

i don't think a food source has been mentioned...you're talking about a lot of money on food that Rodent Pro doesn't carry...think about your food sources for the next 20+ years.

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Originally Posted by nathanledet

i don't think a food source has been mentioned...you're talking about a lot of money on food that Rodent Pro doesn't carry...think about your food sources for the next 20+ years.

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Neighbor kids!!! Just kidding of course

haha..

I don't recall where I heard this, but I did hear of some people getting in touch with a local humane society, or some where that animals are euthanized. Some people feed large reptiles with pre-killed dogs or cats.

it may seem cruel to some, but a food source is a food source...snakes gotta eat

Hey,


I have a 10 1/2 foot male burm (george) that I aquired through a rescue (thats why hes so small). I love George but he is big and knowing a female could get twice as large I dont know if I would get a second. Dont get me wrong he is great and very docile but he is also very food agressive and from what ive heard this is pretty normal for burms and rectics so you just need to be real careful with feeding. Rodent Pro sells frozen rabbits and he takes one 8-9 lb rabbit every 3-4 weeks. We do classes with him and he is probably the most people friendly snake I have. They are great but caging is an issue he is in a 5' x 3' x 3' and it probably should be a little larger in my opinion. If you have any questions plase let me know and I will ask George for his opinion.

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Originally Posted by BaLLPAddICT

I currently own three ball pythons and I am now looking into getting a burmese. I won't be getting one for a while, or at least until I have complete knowledge of owning a burmese. I was just wondering how dangerous they really were. I know they are really huge and get up to 20 feet long and I also heard that they weren't a really good pet to have because they were so dangerous. Is this really true? Should I think twice about getting one because of this? I'm gonna go do some research right now because I don't know much about these snakes at all. Thanks for any help! :)

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most will never reach 20 feet but its definetly possibble. if you really want a burm then go for it. they are pretty easy to care for aside from size.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1.../mobmain-1.jpg that is my brother with an 11+ foot alb burm. he handls(13 years old) her fine alone although im always on call for worst case scenario. burms if treated right are extremely docile larger snake species compared to the retics and annies i own they have the most docile demeaner.
about the feeding dogs- do not do it! these animals are injected with liquids designed to kill. do you really want that in your snake?:colbert: heres one of my boas(past away)

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...r33333/boa.jpg
this is a normal columbian male bci and ate jumbo rats never measured his length but he was about 6-7 foot:)

nice snakes you have there jeff, I'm going to look into getting a boa and once I can afford to get a burm i will do that. I hope to get a large collection of snakes just have to take it slow to make sure i can afford it and make sure that i meet all their requirments... and nathan about the food for the snakes, i will wondering if burms could live on mainly full grown rats, because i do breed my own rats..

and now looking into the boas:
rio bravo reptiles has suriname boas for $400-$500.. are suriname boas redtails? or is there something else special about them? i was looking at a local pet store and saw red tails for around $150 im pretty sure, is that a good price, they were young boas

thanks for all your help!

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Originally Posted by BaLLPAddICT

nice snakes you have there jeff, I'm going to look into getting a boa and once I can afford to get a burm i will do that. I hope to get a large collection of snakes just have to take it slow to make sure i can afford it and make sure that i meet all their requirments... and nathan about the food for the snakes, i will wondering if burms could live on mainly full grown rats, because i do breed my own rats..

and now looking into the boas:
rio bravo reptiles has suriname boas for $400-$500.. are suriname boas redtails? or is there something else special about them? i was looking at a local pet store and saw red tails for around $150 im pretty sure, is that a good price, they were young boas

thanks for all your help!

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thanks for the compliment :) a burm can live on mainly rats but it will have to be in large quantities(maybe 9 rats every 2 weeks depending on size) a surinam is just a local form of rtb they will get somewhat larger than columbians but thats about it. we sell surinams at our shop for 100-200$ depending on quality but rio bravo is a very highly ranked boa breeder. just dont forget red tails can get large(my largest ive ever seen was 13ft and over 100 pounds) and are very girthy snakes so they will get heavier:) good luck!

I'm certainly not some big expert on burms, but I've got three of them currently. While most of the time they are very easy to handle mellow snakes, they have an INCREDIBLE feeding response. On days when I'm cleaning rat cages (which are two rooms away) I've noticed that they are crusing around their cages hunting and will sometimes even strike at the glass when I walk by. It doesn't matter if they ate a couple of weeks ago or an hour ago, if they smell food, they're on the hunt.

You have to be careful around them and learn to read their moods well and not let yourself be lulled into complacency. Most of the time they are just gentle giants, but they react on instinct thats been hardwired into them for eons and if there is the smell of prey in the air, it must be dinnertime... (even if you can't smell it yourself).

It's always a good idea to have someone with you to handle anything over 10 feet. Quite frankly, with the big ones I won't even change the water bowl unless someone else is at least standing in the doorway watching.

jeff, you sell boas? do you have a website?

do you mean that every two weeks they should be fed 9 rats or they should be fed 9 rats within the two weeks?