Should I buy her?

[rex322]

one big question. are you in a good enough financial situation for the neccesaties? how about burm food when it gets older? idk about you guys over there, but gas here is rumored to go over $4/gallon by saturday. dont get me wrong, i think you would be able to handle it, im just trying to give you some food for thought

[Shelby]

Well, I don't have a car at this point. I have very low expenses.. plus I just got a new, and very good job.

Like I said, I'd raise my own food. Rabbits are not expensive to raise.. and it'll be a year or so until it's eating rabbits anyway.

[rex322]

yea, well just make sure your inb the financial situation for it

[CTReptileRescue]

Hey Shelby,
Those are some cute condas. But as cute as they are I would recommend starting out with your burm first. It sounds like you have allot of great experience with giants, but I would recommend getting a more "owner" approach with just the burm before you jump for the annies.
I don't know your living situation (and it is not any of my buisness) but It's best to start with one giant as you have to remember their life long care and caging comes into play, these guys can live along while, and do any of us really know where we'll be in ten years, heck in five even?
Breeding prey items sounds like a great idea and works for many people. But rabbits need much much more room then rodents. and their all around more expensive to care for with good husbandry.
I also read you would like to breed some of the bigguns and may count on that. If you'd like to breed that is completely up to you and no one else. But I definetly wouldn't count on bringing in enough money to break even or even profit for a good long while.
Just my two cents, please let us know what you decide to do.
Either way I'd love to see some shots of your new burm
Thanks
Rusty

[Shelby]

Hey Rusty.

I respect your opinion. I've thought about this quite a bit and I still want to get this snake.

I am not planning on going away to college, or doing anything that would require me to give up my snakes, so I am completely committed to caring for these snakes for their entire lives.

I have a large basement that would be quite good for raising rabbits. There are quite a few feed stores around here where you can buy rabbit food in larger quantities. It is quite inexpensive. My friend hobby raises rabbits, and I know she isn't spending a lot on them either.

These two big snakes are going to be pets. I don't plan on ever breeding burms (too many already!). I may decide to breed the yellow at some point, but not for awhile.

I realise it sounds like I'm taking too much on, but I'm confident that I can handle this. You can all shake your heads at me too, I won't take offense.

[doobysnack]

i aggree with rex322 i think you got a choice a burm or a yellow anaconda. go ahead choose............ lol

[rex322]

Well, I don't have a car at this point. I have very low expenses.. plus I just got a new, and very good job.

eventually youll need a car though. not to be mean, but just cause you have a very good job today, doesnt mean youll have one tomarrow. and as for low expenses? theyll get higher. im only 18, and have a few expenses, but still know i need to budget myself. actually alot of my money goes to gas, saving up right now to cancel my nextel cause i get no service. gonna get me a verizon next month. anywho, im not sure how old you are, doesnt really matter, but just try to look ahead a lil bit. you dont want to have to part with one of your beloved pets because you cant afford it. it would be better to wait and see how it goes.

[Shelby]

I'm 18.

Yes, I'll get a car, but I can still afford the snakes.

The biggest expense with a snake is feeding it.. like I said, I'll raise my own rabbits. A pair or trio of rabbits can feed more than one snake anyway, so buying two rabbit eating snakes really doesn't make that much of a difference.

[jglass38]

I'm 18.

Yes, I'll get a car, but I can still afford the snakes.

The biggest expense with a snake is feeding it.. like I said, I'll raise my own rabbits. A pair or trio of rabbits can feed more than one snake anyway, so buying two rabbit eating snakes really doesn't make that much of a difference.

Shelby,

I think you should do whatever is right for you. You know what you can and cant handle. Good luck with the annie.

[HelicopterPilot]

From what I read ,you can handle it. What I can say is your lucky to have a cool job ,have 2 bloods,soon to be burm,1 albino king snake,2 Kenyan Sand Boas, 1 Mexican Black Snake,1 Hog Island Boa,1 rough Scale Boa,and maybe an Anaconda.