Thinking about a buramese

[Amaress]

I've beent hinking about getting a Buramese, but I want to know a bit about them from you guys first....

Are they generally rather social? Is free roaming better than caged? And how much/what do you feed your adults?

[Pork Chops N' Corn Bread]

Please don't get one until you have read up on them for a while. A large burm is fully capable of killing an adult. Males will get over 100 lbs and females almost always over 150 lbs. I know of many 150 lb burms. Free roaming is a bad idea. Ever tried to get snake poop smell out of your carpert? Not easy. A full grown male burm will be eating up to 10 lb pigs or rabbits every 2 weeks and an adult female wil need about 15-20 lbs of food every 2 weeks!!! Not an easy task and I suggest you talk to some burm owners that have large ones and see if you think you are ready. There are thousands of unwanted snakes getting turned into shelters every year and my guess is most of them are burms. They are cheap and people don't realise how big a 15' 100-140 lb snake really is when they buy them. If you do get a burm, I would try and get a rescue.
Just my .02 cents about it

[Adam_Wysocki]

ROCK ON!

-adam

[cassandra]

I don't think any snake could be considered "social". Many species that are popular as pets with regular and proper handling learn to "tolerate" us humans through interaction, but snakes are loaners even amongst their own.

Sure it's great to have a burm or any snake for that matter free roaming - in his/her cage. =) Most snakes require husbandry that is different than the common environment in our homes, which includes being away from hidey holes in your house, children, small animals, etc. An adult burm can definitely hurt children and/or small animals, so eliminating that possibility is really smart. =)

And burmese pythons absolutely get huge. The world's largest snake is a burmese - and as adults, they need a rather large enclosure, room size even.

Hopefully April (who posts as Shelby) will see this thread and chime in; April actually used to work with "Baby" (the snake linked above), so she might have some good experience and tips she can share with on burms.

But oh, I agree, they are gorgeous animals, aren't they? =)

[Pork Chops N' Corn Bread]

ROCK ON!

-adam

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[cassandra]

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Just ignore Adam...he's on medication.

[Pork Chops N' Corn Bread]

Just ignore Adam...he's on medication.

LOL I was wondering if he was agreeing with me or telling him to go get a burm

[xdeus]

Is free roaming better than caged?

Is that like "free range"?

[frankykeno]

Is that like "free range"?

Nah Lawrence that's chickens and they rarely get to 200 lbs.

[xdeus]

Nah Lawrence that's chickens and they rarely get to 200 lbs.

MMMmm... a 200 lb chicken. Dibs on the Buffalo Wings! (extra spicy).