The Kaiju thread - CB17 female Pearl Burmese Python

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Originally Posted by Valaryan

Ah yeah I guess if there's only two hides that makes sense. But I've got two hides on either side plus a half cork log in the middle so she can move up and down the thermal gradient whilst under cover.

I just checked and the hottest area is hitting 33C. I think if I had the whole enclosure at 33C that would be a problem but 24 to 33C should be fine (75.2 - 91.4F).

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Yeah that is perfect gradient.. Its the 95F that Im not comfortable with. [emoji1360][emoji1360]


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Found this cool sticker for Kaiju's enclosure
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Kaiju: "You call that a muscle?... Come back to me in 4 years bro!" :rolleye2:
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Kaiju was in blue for a whole week and finally shed today, so I fed her tonight for the first time in 2 weeks. I had 3 weaner rats left over before I can start feeding the small rats I bought. So I thought I'd see if she would eat them all - which she did easily.

I fed her the last 3 weaners at once because she hadn't eaten in 2 weeks and showed interest in eating them all. This snake hatched in August and I've always gone by the "one prey item equal to the snake's girth per week" rule. But I've seen people feeding burms much bigger prey items than this.

The first pic is before and the second pic is after eating. That's an Exo Terra large hide for size reference.

Does it look like too much food or should I actually start feeding her bigger than small rats next time? I'm not sure what the optimum size is here.
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I fed 3 the other night because they were smaller and it would equal the correct size prey.. Nothing wrong with that.
As far is moving up in prey size I would stick to the rule prey size the girth of the thickest part of your Burm. They can and will eat a bit larger than that but I don't like pushing. Because of the rapid growth of Burms i always stuck to a normal feeding schedule/size. I never maintenance feed and I never power feed... These animals grow fast enough without thinking they need to be fed more often or larger. In the 90s we all fed every 3 to 4 weeks proper sized prey and you didn't see these grossly thick snakes like you do today that can hardly get out of their own way hahahahaha.


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Originally Posted by CALM Pythons

I fed 3 the other night because they were smaller and it would equal the correct size prey.. Nothing wrong with that.
As far is moving up in prey size I would stick to the rule prey size the girth of the thickest part of your Burm. They can and will eat a bit larger than that but I don't like pushing. Because of the rapid growth of Burms i always stuck to a normal feeding schedule/size. I never maintenance feed and I never power feed... These animals grow fast enough without thinking they need to be fed more often or larger. In the 90s we all fed every 3 to 4 weeks proper sized prey and you didn't see these grossly thick snakes like you do today that can hardly get out of their own way hahahahaha.


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Damn every 3 - 4 weeks and they still grew well? Do you think we will realize once a week is too mich and will damage health?

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Originally Posted by Valaryan

Damn every 3 - 4 weeks and they still grew well? Do you think we will realize once a week is too mich and will damage health?

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Your Burm wont eat once a week once it is an adult. Of course some Burm are gluttonous and do eat when ever fed but they crap and piss all over because they are not using all of that nutrients. After a year id go to at least every 2 weeks.. Once my Albino Burm was 3 he refused most of the time if i offered before 3 weeks.. Over the last 15 years its been once a month during Spring/Summer and 6-8 weeks fall/winter.


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She’s looking great

Little bit of an update, Kaiju moved onto small rats this Friday. Here's a side by side of her from December and now 3 months later https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e40d01924b.jpg

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She looks great.

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Originally Posted by Tigerhawk

She looks great.

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Cheers mate. She's growing fast [emoji3]

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Does anyone know what this is in my Burms vent? I bathed her and she produced urates but then I noticed this.

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Looks like it's gone now but moved her from shredded coco husk and onto coco fibre for more humidity just in casehttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...7984ad8192.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...6c4aded1e2.jpg

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Glad its gone.. Possibly looked like a piece of undigested substrate that got eaten with a rat or possibly just wet substrate stuck under vent scale?
She is looking amazing by the way. What a gorgeous girl [emoji1360]


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Originally Posted by CALM Pythons

Glad its gone.. Possibly looked like a piece of undigested substrate that got eaten with a rat or possibly just wet substrate stuck under vent scale?
She is looking amazing by the way. What a gorgeous girl [emoji1360]


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Thanks bro and thanks a lot for your help with her. She's growing well and I can't wait until she's the size of your Burms.

I feed over a paper plate but i hear coco fibre goes straight through if it is ingested which is good.

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Originally Posted by Valyrian

Thanks bro and thanks a lot for your help with her. She's growing well and I can't wait until she's the size of your Burms.

I feed over a paper plate but i hear coco fibre goes straight through if it is ingested which is good.

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Yeah I doubt anything like that would bother her at all... even though they're are babies i have to remind myself what they deal with in the wild hahahahaha


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Originally Posted by CALM Pythons

Yeah I doubt anything like that would bother her at all... even though they're are babies i have to remind myself what they deal with in the wild hahahahaha


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Ha ha true. And when you think these guys digest bones, fur and teeth it's pretty incredible

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One thing I was told is that not many snakes eat over bark pieces ... maybe dirt , sand , rocks or in trees .. plus whilst snakes can digest bones and feathers they CANNOT digest WOOD ..

That's how I understand things to be anyways ..


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One thing I was told is that not many snakes eat over bark pieces ... maybe dirt , sand , rocks or in trees .. plus whilst snakes can digest bones and feathers they CANNOT digest WOOD ..

That's how I understand things to be anyways ..


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Coconut fibre is going to be my go to from here on in. I think even humans can ingest small amounts safely.

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She looks awesome man and really putting on nice size !!

great snake!

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Originally Posted by Phillydubs

She looks awesome man and really putting on nice size !!

great snake!

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Thanks man. I'm gonna need to upsize her hides ha ha

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Originally Posted by Valyrian

Thanks man. I'm gonna need to upsize her hides ha ha

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Not a bad thing !!

whats her activity like. Is she out a lot and active ??

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Originally Posted by Phillydubs

Not a bad thing !!

whats her activity like. Is she out a lot and active ??

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That's funny you should ask that. She used to sit in her warm hide all the time. But literally over the past few days she's gone through a huge growth spurt and outgrown it ha ha. She just chills now. Gonna be buying the XXL size shortly.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e66cd8b9e0.jpg

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Feeding question. Kaiju is 3.93 feet long and 798 grams at 8 months old. I recently moved her up from rat weaners and the shop told me the 5 new rats I bought were size small. I Fed one each week and now have 2 left. But I just weighed them and they're 112 and 100 grams so I think they're actually classed as medium rats.

I usually feed 1 rat every 7 days but she last ate 12 days ago as I was out of town. Is it ok for me to feed her these two rats tonight? The meal as a whole would be 26.57% of her bodyweight.

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Originally Posted by Valyrian

Feeding question. Kaiju is 3.93 feet long and 798 grams at 8 months old. I recently moved her up from rat weaners and the shop told me the 5 new rats I bought were size small. I Fed one each week and now have 2 left. But I just weighed them and they're 112 and 100 grams so I think they're actually classed as medium rats.

I usually feed 1 rat every 7 days but she last ate 12 days ago as I was out of town. Is it ok for me to feed her these two rats tonight? The meal as a whole would be 26.57% of her bodyweight.

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I dont go by body weight and never have for feeding. If you need to get rid of the Rats go ahead and give her both. If you dont need to get rid of them I would just feed her 1 then wait till the next regular schedule feeding day myself to get back on the right day. She will never notice the difference if she missed a meal 4 days ago or 3 weeks ago as you always feel her well. Sometimes I'll feed then 3 days later feed again if my days were off...


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That’s one beautiful snake , don’t really see as many Burms as before. Congratulations.

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Originally Posted by CALM Pythons

I dont go by body weight and never have for feeding. If you need to get rid of the Rats go ahead and give her both. If you dont need to get rid of them I would just feed her 1 then wait till the next regular schedule feeding day myself to get back on the right day. She will never notice the difference if she missed a meal 4 days ago or 3 weeks ago as you always feel her well. Sometimes I'll feed then 3 days later feed again if my days were off...


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In the end I only gave her one rat. I bought some more today which were sold as medium but I think they're small large by the weight. I think she can take them looking at the size.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...9c1e1c7004.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...045fdb6bb9.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d5bd73659f.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...6b144b0f50.jpg

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She also shed today. Growth has really kicked up since the last shed in March as that's when I moved her up from weaners.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...136542b2c9.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3591495b79.jpg

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Can I ask what ap is that reptile history and how do I get it sir

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Originally Posted by Chads300

Can I ask what ap is that reptile history and how do I get it sir

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"Track My Reptile" and I got it off the Play store for android. I think it's available for iPhone too. It's free for one reptile but I think you have to pay to add more.

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Im sure she handles that size good. Use her largest body girth & your always ok.
Great Sheds [emoji1362]


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Originally Posted by CALM Pythons

Im sure she handles that size good. Use her largest body girth & your always ok.
Great Sheds [emoji1362]


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Thanks. I was wondering about the girth thing though because a range of sizes can be a similar girth.

Side by side 4 and a half months apart.

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Just a wee bit of growth. :D

Awesome :gj:

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Just a wee bit of growth. :D

Awesome :gj:

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Ha ha just a bit [emoji23]

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A little update. I added some more decor to the enclosure for enrichment. She's also growing like a weed since her recent shed.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...addc28c9d3.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...269b3d031c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2dbdf22c5e.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b9ffbec1d0.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...6b2fa6ad45.jpg

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Holy crap, she's getting big!! Her setup looks great!

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Originally Posted by Team Slytherin

Holy crap, she's getting big!! Her setup looks great!

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Thanks man. Yeah I'm currently feeding once a week and she's 8 months old, I've read that it should be dialled back to 2 weeks in a little while

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Her and her enclosure look breathtaking, congratulations love how you arrange her decor bet she is enjoying it;)

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A little update. I added some more decor to the enclosure for enrichment. She's also growing like a weed since her recent shed.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...addc28c9d3.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...269b3d031c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2dbdf22c5e.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b9ffbec1d0.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...6b2fa6ad45.jpg

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I gotta say that one of the best looking Burms I've ever seen bro. I love the colors and markings Plus that Enclosure is classy as hell. [emoji1360][emoji1360][emoji1362][emoji1362]


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Originally Posted by C.Marie

Her and her enclosure look breathtaking, congratulations love how you arrange her decor bet she is enjoying it;)

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Thanks, I'm happy with it too. Gonna be harder to add decor when she's older though ha ha.

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I gotta say that one of the best looking Burms I've ever seen bro. I love the colors and markings Plus that Enclosure is classy as hell. [emoji1360][emoji1360][emoji1362][emoji1362]


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Thanks mate, she's definitely a stunner. Her colour change has been crazy since I got her.

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Been feeding her once a week and she's been on 'medium' rats that are around 150 - 190 grams. But she hasn't had a dump since 4th April. Urates and liquid piss but no poop.

Her belly looks pink and soft and she's grumpy today so may be going into blue but she only shed last on 3 May which seems really soon.

How long do you wait for a dump before you go to a vet and does she look backed up? Advice on this isn't clear but I bathed her today and massaged. She hates water though.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...34c001ac7f.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...31fb2a76cf.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...01b56f36d4.jpg

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I was worried sick with my female because she was doing the same thing and had not pooped in over three weeks. Low and behold soon as I put new bedding In and bumped humidity up a notch by misting ,bang I got a huge dump. She don’t look bad at all imo she will leave you a nice little treat when she is ready. So long as she is passing unrated and pee in my opinion your alrighty. Snake looks healthy good job💪🏼

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I was worried sick with my female because she was doing the same thing and had not pooped in over three weeks. Low and behold soon as I put new bedding In and bumped humidity up a notch by misting ,bang I got a huge dump. She don’t look bad at all imo she will leave you a nice little treat when she is ready. So long as she is passing unrated and pee in my opinion your alrighty. Snake looks healthy good job[emoji1377]

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Thanks bro, this has been 8 weeks now though so I'm wondering when you start to worry.

I keep her humidity around 75 - 85 these days after speaking with some guys on here. It's easy with eco earth because it feels dry but has crazy humidity. I removed a big wet patch of piss the other day and urates a few days before that. Hopefully if she sheds there'll be a huge dump too ha

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More then likely it will be lol. Her bum don’t look like much sausage butt at all imo

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Been feeding her once a week and she's been on 'medium' rats that are around 150 - 190 grams. But she hasn't had a dump since 4th April. Urates and liquid piss but no poop.

Her belly looks pink and soft and she's grumpy today so may be going into blue but she only shed last on 3 May which seems really soon.

How long do you wait for a dump before you go to a vet and does she look backed up? Advice on this isn't clear but I bathed her today and massaged. She hates water though.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...34c001ac7f.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...31fb2a76cf.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...01b56f36d4.jpg

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You should be good. My retic will either poop every week or he holds it for a month. Now mind you I swear he can per every single day.

My ball python can go 3 months with out passing a poop.

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Well she finally dropped a very large one after 10 weeks. I was speaking to a guy on FB who said he moved his Burm into a new enclosure and for some reason he didn't have any heating in there for 24 hours. I think that's pretty bad but each to their own.

Anyway, his Burm pooed after having spent a few weeks holding it in. My girl spent the whole night on the cold side before letting one go. She normally stays on the warm side all the time.

Has anyone noticed that their snakes poop when they cool down?

I also swapped out a white LED strip for a jungle green one on the left [emoji41]
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The heat source in my cages very rarely get used. I only have a single piece of 11x24 flexwatt on one side. The rest of the cage sits around 77-80F. And then my snakes still sit on the cool side 90% of the time lol. Only time i really see them on top of the heat tape is when they are shedding. Despite a lot of people saying you need to keep snakes really warm since they are tropical, i have found mine dont really like it that warm.

As for pooping, my BP goes months without pooping, but then again, she goes months without eating too lol. The retic is a poo machine. He poops every 4-5 days, same with the GTP. The boas all poop anywhere from 2 weeks to 1 month.

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The heat source in my cages very rarely get used. I only have a single piece of 11x24 flexwatt on one side. The rest of the cage sits around 77-80F. And then my snakes still sit on the cool side 90% of the time lol. Only time i really see them on top of the heat tape is when they are shedding. Despite a lot of people saying you need to keep snakes really warm since they are tropical, i have found mine dont really like it that warm.

As for pooping, my BP goes months without pooping, but then again, she goes months without eating too lol. The retic is a poo machine. He poops every 4-5 days, same with the GTP. The boas all poop anywhere from 2 weeks to 1 month.

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That's intersting if they all behave the same way. My Burm seems to love sitting on the warm end 90% of the time. She also hates to be in water (no matter the temperature) yet I see so many videos of Burms sitting in water.

It's amazing how each snake has their own personality. So many people say snakes don't have emotions but that's not true.

I hear Retics piss everyday too [emoji23]

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Whenever I think I have found a Pattern (like my snakes would stay in the cool hide for the 3 weeks shedding process) they would change it up 4 months later hahahha.. They alway went in the Hot Hide after eating while they were young... Not anymore ... So honestly its hard to say if Ive noticed anything that really means anything:)
I also have one that stays on the Hot Side 18- 20 hours a day (the rest of the time spent playing at night) and the other one is on the cool side 18-20 hrs a day..
Beats me [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]


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Whenever I think I have found a Pattern (like my snakes would stay in the cool hide for the 3 weeks shedding process) they would change it up 4 months later hahahha.. They alway went in the Hot Hide after eating while they were young... Not anymore ... So honestly its hard to say if Ive noticed anything that really means anything:)
I also have one that stays on the Hot Side 18- 20 hours a day (the rest of the time spent playing at night) and the other one is on the cool side 18-20 hrs a day..
Beats me [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]


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Ha ha these animals are truly more complex than at first sight.

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Ha ha these animals are truly more complex than at first sight.

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I've had numerous colubrids, BP's, boas, carpets....

But Burms are absolutely the most complex of all of them. When I got Dexter I always pictured Burms as being sort of unintelligent, slow, lazy, and somewhat boring. Come to find out, they are the most interesting species I've ever owned. Fearless and masters of doing what they want. I'm hooked.

Dexter still is being a stubborn worm and not cooperating with me in terms of feeding.