Thinking about getting a burm

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Originally Posted by Shelby

Well, I'm glad my dum can eat jumbo rats and not rabbits.. I assume a dum would have similar metabolism as a red tail.

I can't avoid the rabbits with the male burm though.. lol.

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Yeah...Dumeril's boas are just as fuel efficient on rats as anything else, and rats are cheaper!!! They don't need to be fed gigantic meals to thrive (same goes for redtails - there are just SO many obese snakes in captivity!).

Male Burm...rabbits...yep! Guinea pigs work well too & can be much more cost effective.

K~

I don't really know how to tell an obese snake from a big one.

I thought guinea pigs were fatty or something (I know probably just another groundless myth). I wonder how the piggies can be cheaper when they reproduce much slower than rabbits..

I am breeding rats and mice for food. It wont be a problem because when it needs rats I will have right size available and if I dont have any available then I will buy them because in about 3 months I will have a job. Matt if you through with the deal with the 4.4 for supplies will you be selling any of the hoggs? How much for males and females? whats the best price you can give also I hae some snakes to trade also.

It takes a rat 6 months to reach full size.. just to help you figure out how many rats you'll need to breed to feed the snake.

I know by then I plan to have alot of them breeding probabl aorund 8.2 or 10.2 but it will be a while before it is even on rats that big. Also I will probably end up buying them for a while. April what city are you located in if you dont mind me asking?

I hope you mean 2.10.. lol it's males.females. ;)

I live in Gurnee.. north eastern Illinois.

yes i ment 2.8 and 2.10 lol. wow gurnee is 2.5 hours from me. I wonder if we could ever meet up or something my grnadma lives in milwaukee and I will be there next weekend. How big is ur boa?

Yeah maybe sometime. I usually work on weekends.

My dumerils is 7' 4" 21lbs, my hogg island is 5.5' and oh.. maybe 10lbs.

The dum might have babies sometime soon. Perhaps you would like a dumerils boa?

I do like the dumerils also. what are their requierments that you keep them in and how much would you charge for one or maybe even a pair?( if you dont want to say out in here then you can pm me if you please)

Dums are very hardy critters. They like it a bit cooler than say.. a red tail. I still give mine a basking spot in the low 90s and cool side around 80.

They like to burrow.

A baby.. I'd probably charge $125.. if you want a pair, then $225 seems fair. My female is very nice high pink light phase, so I expect her babies to be quality.