How do you think a 11 foot burm would like?

ok, looking at a adorable burm.
she is 11 foot.
how do you think she would like this?


48"H x 72"L x 36"D

http://www.cagesbydesign.com/Portals...medium/173.jpg


yes i know you can build your own, but we really like this setup.
and its quite sleak.

Burms are a bit big to climb those rocks.
So the only issue with it is that its not a 'long' style enclosure but meant for climbing lizards. :]

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Originally Posted by blackcrystal22

Burms are a bit big to climb those rocks.
So the only issue with it is that its not a 'long' style enclosure but meant for climbing lizards. :]

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hmm...
but would it work?
lol

Seems to me like it would be a waste of money to buy an expensive enclosure like that and having it outgrown soon :O

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Originally Posted by LizardofOzz

Seems to me like it would be a waste of money to buy an expensive enclosure like that and having it outgrown soon :O

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outgrown?
oh i forgot to mention the burm is 11 foot, and i belive 6 years old.

so she shouldnt be growing longer, as much as thickness.

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Originally Posted by FIEND_FO_LYFE

outgrown?
oh i forgot to mention the burm is 11 foot, and i belive 6 years old.

so she shouldnt be growing longer, as much as thickness.

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I just saw female and assumed she would get bigger. 11 is small for female burms isnt it? I'm not too experienced so i fully accept the possibility of my being incorrect lol

well...
im not sure...
the sizing is usually "10-15" foot...

but thats like that balls we were talking about... "6 foot balls lol"

I have heard that those cages are on the flimsy side, not built well for large constrictors.

I guess they are made out of thin paneling, and aluminum frames. Seems to me like a burm could push its way through something like that if it really wanted to.

I would opt for something with good solid construction, that will cost less than half of that. You could even build something nicer, that would be more solid.

I wanted to add that regulating temps, and humidity in something like that would be a major pain in the rear.

Check out Animal Plastics T70!

Some of us like display cages*. =) I looked at those.

*The big empty cage in this pic is my burm's cage when we just got it; it's 8' x 3' x 2'.

I think Cages by Design make a slightly shorter, longer one. I don't know about the build quality though, so I can't comment on that.

Thinking about my 11' burm...I think he'd climb on the logs, but he'd only want to smear poop on those rocks (his favorite passtime, smearing poop).

As far as controlling the temps and humidity, if you were using UTHs with a good thermostat, as well as monitoring the air temp, I don't see why temperature would be an issue. And Dion is coming out with his new humidity-stat (Spyder Robotics), you could probably get humidity licked too.

Nice display cages are more involved and usually more expensive to set up properly and nicely, if you get it going well, the bit more work they require for maintenance is worth it in my book. =)

haha yes we are very much into "display" cages.
i accually just reread and the burm is accually 16 years old.
sorry... lol

we just want her to be happy and in a nice sized cage.
here owners right now are keeping her in a slightly smaller cage they made...

and we really like cages that give her the ability to climb a little, and move and explore alot.

from what we know, SHE LOVES EXPLORING.

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Originally Posted by J32A2

Check out Animal Plastics T70!

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checked them.
we have eleminated, animal plastics, vision, and most of the similar type setups.

we are looking for a "show" cage of sorts.
similar to what a zoo or somthing of that sorts.

even though its just for us, and we arnt showing her like that, we just like those type setups...

I would not put any snake in a cage that big. Maybe a slender 6ft retic. The animal plastics are the way to go.

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Originally Posted by stangs13

I would not put any snake in a cage that big. Maybe a slender 6ft retic. The animal plastics are the way to go.

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Justin, did you read his post? He doesn't want a tub, he wants a display cage.

I get a little hot under the collar when everyone here jumps on the "omg you can't possible keep a snake in anything other than a tub!" bandwagon. If you haven't worked with display cages, then don't tell him he shouldn't use one, k?

I don't tell you how to set up tubs, do I? :weirdface

hey ... i have a cages by design..... the 9 foot double bearded dragon setup and as someone already posted... i paid something like 6000$ and after a short while even the weight of just sand had the top and bottom layers bending and then the doors and panels became extremely hard to open. Then a little later the wheels just blew off the side, so now i had to move my nice display cage into the basement where the cement floor won't get scratched from the corners and i can sweep up the sand and dirt that falls out the side.... i really think it's better to get something custom built from anywhere else that can make a SOLID piece... look for someone a wood guy or something to make a nice piece of furniture for that. Also i forgot that their "glass", the lower part is demolished from the beardies nails.... so the display part that you like, it really doesn't last that long.... hope that can help.

Bummer to hear about the "blowouts" on the CbyD...

Our cages were built by a local guy here in SoCal, so maybe you could find something like that where you are. Search the local reptile shops and maybe reptile shows for someone who builds nice cages.

We didn't wanna build ours as skillz > us and we wanted them to look like nice furniture. =)

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Originally Posted by cassandra

Justin, did you read his post? He doesn't want a tub, he wants a display cage.

I get a little hot under the collar when everyone here jumps on the "omg you can't possible keep a snake in anything other than a tub!" bandwagon. If you haven't worked with display cages, then don't tell him he shouldn't use one, k?

I don't tell you how to set up tubs, do I? :weirdface

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I did read his post. AP cages are cages, not tubs. I gave him my opinion. I gave him his best option, instead of spending a small fortune on a huge cage that a snake that big wont use all of, he could just buy a smaller, more economical enclosure that will suit the snakes needs just as well if not better.:twocents:

That burm will grow larger than 11 feet. Our male is 15 feet and the two females are both pushing 13 and still growing.
Cages by Design, in my experience with them, are not worth the money. I had two cages from then and both fell apart. They're not very well made.

I would go with a custom built cage....most cost effective and you'll get the options you want :)

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Originally Posted by OhBalls

That burm will grow larger than 11 feet. Our male is 15 feet and the two females are both pushing 13 and still growing.

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So just because one person is 7 feet, that means that there will never be 4 foot tall people? Her burm is obviously just on the small size. Animals come in all different shapes and sizes.

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Originally Posted by gothkenny

So just because one person is 7 feet, that means that there will never be 4 foot tall people? Her burm is obviously just on the small size. Animals come in all different shapes and sizes.

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That could change depending how it's feeding schedule changes.

I'd suggest maybe looking for a carpenter. We've got a carpenter in the local herp society out there, he's built some neat cages for a few people.

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Originally Posted by cassandra

Justin, did you read his post? He doesn't want a tub, he wants a display cage.

I get a little hot under the collar when everyone here jumps on the "omg you can't possible keep a snake in anything other than a tub!" bandwagon. If you haven't worked with display cages, then don't tell him he shouldn't use one, k?

I don't tell you how to set up tubs, do I? :weirdface

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ahahha
you go cassandra! lol:D

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Originally Posted by Schlyne

That could change depending how it's feeding schedule changes.

I'd suggest maybe looking for a carpenter. We've got a carpenter in the local herp society out there, he's built some neat cages for a few people.

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hey thats a good idea.
im part of the local herp society here...
ill ask around..
thanks everyone.

and i highly doubt she would grow and longer.
she is SIXTEEN.
and if she does...
its not going to be alot longer...
unless its some freak thing.

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Originally Posted by FIEND_FO_LYFE

and i highly doubt she would grow and longer.
she is SIXTEEN.
and if she does...
its not going to be alot longer...
unless its some freak thing.

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Yeah I think its safe to say at 16 years of age, that she is just a small python :P

HEY EVERYONE!
so looking for large cages as you know...


and i found this.

http://www.customwoodreptilecages.co...at_wit_tub.jpg

the size is unknown at this time, but this is what im looking for.
maybe not as tall and more length.
i want it around... 8 foot long, 4-5 foot high, and 4 foot deep.

sounds good?

That looks cool...=)

You could probably go shorter than 4'. Ours is 2' and while we have logs, Lourdes hardly ever climbs on them (although they are excellent for scritching! and helping with sheds)...

But now that I think about it, he does cruise around hunting (or looking for girl snakie - bowchickchickabowbow) and does stretch up to the ceiling regularly in hopes of finding something...=D

Check out Habitat Systems enclosures. They're not inexpensive, but they do make an exceptionally nice cage.