slow growth rates

[bonheki]

what are the average sizes for you burms burmmamma

[bonheki]

im still thinking rather i get the regular lab or a albino lab im leaning alot to the regular

[8b8ll]

So lets say you do get your burm.

Then its gets 15 feet you just going to dump it?

From what it sounds like...you really don't want to feed it a lot its first year so it grows slow. These guys have big appetites and a 7-10 day feeding schedule is very important IMO as long as the prey items are appropriate sizes they will thrive on a 7-10 day schedule.


Mike

[bonheki]

no not what it sounds like what i said was if it grow around 15 ft ill never get the end of it from my mom ill still keep it but she will just nag at me for the rest of my life i dont think she will mind as long as i pay for food and cageing witch i will soo yea it works out really

[ADEE]

no offense but 5' isnt going to make much of a difference when your talking a snake that size. Good for you for doing the research but really when it comes down to it your not keeping the animals best intrest at heart because you keep coming back to this idea of wanting a smaller, giant snake. just my opinion, your 14 you have to go by your parents word and she needs to know what commitment your getting into with an animal that size. small animals (Dogs/cats) can and will be at risk if there was ever an escape from a large snake who wasnt fed appropriately. I would count my blessings and be appreciative of the wonderful collection you already have.

[Chubbz]

hahah no.! theirs no point in getting one thats gonna be that small i just might as well get a jcp i want something around 8-13 ft i seen some burms that stoped growing at 12 ft and some that were 18 ft mostly females get the biggest soo im hopeing i can tell the sex by looking at some certain things
and the dwaf cost like 3,000 from 1 add i saw and the add said they come from 3.5 ft -7ft and they were only 50% dwaf burm

i saw a super dwarf at about 15 hundred

[bonheki]

good point ashleyb but the whole point to this thread was to see what some opinions on big snakes but small versions and the thing i wanted to find was could you make a big snake a little smaller but with out actually hurting the snake in anyway my dad doesnt mind and my mom doesnt mind all that much but from what i saw on some care sheets is that males get 8-14 ft and females around 10-18 ft so i just wanted to see some info and again this is just wondering whitch i should get the chondro or the burm i might not even get any soo yea thanks for all the help every one

[Shelby]

It's good that you're asking all these questions.. good for you!

Burms are a huge commitment.. they can live over 20 years as well as grow to be huge. Male burms can top 13'.. I have a picture of one on my computer which is 15' and 100lbs.. and yes, it's a male. That's a lot of snake.

A couple of things to keep in mind..

Once the snake is over 8' or so you're going to want to have a helper with you whenever you have that cage door open. Better safe than sorry, it's just not safe to handle a big burm by yourself. Do you have someone willing to do that with you?

Secondly.. what are you going to do with the snake if you go to college? Think ahead.. big burms are hard to find homes for, they fill the reptile rescues.

Best of luck with whatever you choose.

[K80tik]

big snakes=big attitudes=big appetites=big urates=big poop=big enclosure 8x2x2=alot of space=alot of patience *Retics/afrocks*=lots of money on food bill... i'd just suggest a boa. they get to descent manageable sizes. when that burm hits 7 or 8ft + your gonna need someone else for safety. in my opinion, giants definetly require more then just food, water, and heat.

[TheresaBearden]

what are the average sizes for you burms burmmamma

There is no average size for a burm-all depends on the snake, the gender of the snake, feeding schedule, lots of factors.