Albino Burmese Python? Pros and Cons? Need Help from Experts

[Sauzo]

So what became of this? Don't let people scare you off of it. If you really want it, do your research on it and know what you are getting into. It isn't going to grow to 11ft overnight so you will have a few years. And from what I have heard, burms usually are pretty mellow. I would advise getting a male though as males tend to stay smaller and thinner. And if it is your only snake, an after school job can easily pay for the food bill of just 1 burm and can save up for a cage. I mean if your friend is giving this too you and she breeds them, then she should have first knowledge about caging etc so you would be a good resource for you too. Think of it this way, once you have raised a 11ft snake, anything smaller is going to be childs play more or less haha. And honestly, it isn't really the length that gets intimidating, its the girth. Anyways, let us know what happens.

[Praomys]

Assuming you are in the lowlands (as opposed to Baguio, Sagada, etc) and do not house it in an air-con room your temperatures & humidity levels are ideal. Heating will cost you nothing, as opposed to nearly anywhere else Burms are kept in captivity.

As I recall, Burms (and Retics too) are relatively inexpensive in Philippines, as compared to Ball Pythons. I remember seeing a Ball Python Normal in Manila for PHP10,000 (>$200 USD) a few years back, though I expect that price has since decreased. The humidity in the lowlands most of the year is actually too high for Ball Pythons but ideal for Burms. Remember, Burms are natives of Southeast Asia, which Philippines is in fact a part of.

Re your dog: basta the cage is constructed in such a way that your dog cannot enter then you're good, and one can be constructed relatively inexpensively. See this enclosure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqFBhVj2u64

Re cost of feeding: small live livestock such as chickens, small pigs, baby goats, etc. are super cheap at palengke (sorry I don't think there's an English word for palengke) and available just about 24/7.

To the people who offered alternative snake species: Philippines is not North America, selection is much more limited.

If/when it grows large enough (get a female) you can actually charge people to come see it. I know this 1st hand cause my friends and me have paid. You can actually charge people to bring you free livestock to feed it cause they want to see it eat. Not only will you make pesos on it but its food would be free. There's even a danger that it will be fed to death. I think that was the unfortunate case with the snake in the video link I provided above. And that's how Lolong died. I'm sure you know that story di ba?

If/when you decide you no longer want it there are at least 20 theme parks that would gladly take a tame albino. Just be sure you spend time with it as a hatchling so that it grows up tame.

Ingat

[Junior013]

Salamat! ( Thanks! ) Taga-Pinas kadin ba? ( Are you also from the Philippines? ) Happy Keeping to you!

No matter what people say that could actually stop me from getting an alburm. I would still get one and it is still a hatchling. Who knows? Maybe I could learn more lessons with an alburm. Maybe when the alburm grows, my knowledge and my passion to snakes would actually grow. And besides, why would I regret a FREE alburm and size would'nt actually matter. It will still take time to grow big and I am sure that I have the idea on how to take care of it. Btw thank you again for your replies.

If you want to show off your bp pictures, look for the thread: Show Off your Pythons Here! The whole WORLD wants to see them!

And if you want to help me pick another ball python with my chosen morphs, please feel free to put your insights here : Need Help in Choosing these Common yet Beautiful Morphs!

I will be posting threads every week so you can check it out and feel free to drop anything if you want . Happy Keeping!

[pbyeerts]

I think the ball python is the perfect size for me to keep. Haha taking care of a snake that could grow that big could make me lose money or something's life (like my dog) but I am willing to take risk. I just need research and money. xD btw Thank you so much for your answer.

The Ball Python is the perfect introduction to keeping pythons. They are small in size, 4-6' and very docile. You'll be very happy with your BP


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[Sauzo]

Go big or go home!!! Once you have mastered anacondas, retics and burms, everything else is like owning a cockroach!! Then you can move on to owning King Cobras. Then once you master those, you can move on to the ultimate challenge which no man has mastered yet.....figuring out women!!! J/k btw for the most part, get what you like and feel comfortable with.

[Ba11er]

Sounds like you have a lot of animals and your fairly young. Think about your future and the future of your animals: go to college, move , get a job, girlfriend, ect. IF you want to do this go for it, but price out everything and have it setup before you get your snake. Watch a lot of youtube videos about burms.

[cletus]

Go big or go home!!! Once you have mastered anacondas, retics and burms, everything else is like owning a cockroach!! Then you can move on to owning King Cobras. Then once you master those, you can move on to the ultimate challenge which no man has mastered yet.....figuring out women!!! J/k btw for the most part, get what you like and feel comfortable with.

lol I just read this out loud to my girlfriend and she said "YOU ARE NOT GETTING A COBRA".

[Sauzo]

lol I just read this out loud to my girlfriend and she said "YOU ARE NOT GETTING A COBRA".

LOL out of all that junk I rambled about, the cobra part got her

[cletus]

LOL out of all that junk I rambled about, the cobra part got her

Yeah I always make little comments about wanting a cobra so it's a thing with her. lol She was deathly afraid of snakes until she met me. She is a trooper. She is used to the ball pythons now and I'll be getting another boa soon. The cobra thing is just ball busting but she actually likes snakes now. I just had to ease her into it. lol This morning she said "so I guess I'm going to have to learn to feed them".. She's a keeper!!!!