Quote Originally Posted by OhBalls View Post
Unless you have someone available to help you at ANY given time. I would not advise a Burm.
I agree; we have a rule with our 12' burm. We only get him out for handling or cage cleaning when both of us are home. Respect the animal and what he is capable of and ownership is a lot more fun.

Quote Originally Posted by burmmamma View Post
They are fun but as far as being easy-NO.
I kinda think we're making them TOO scary. Yes, you need to have experience and yes you absolutely need to be responsible.

I personally am so glad we made the "giant" leap and got our big boy as I love him to bits. Their natural desire for food and continuous hunting is fascinating to watch and makes the burm a much more interactive snake, even when he's just in his cage. The bp and boa are boring in comparison; they just sleep in their hides all the time.

But the burm, he's on the move, hunting in his cage, following your movements outside the cage, eyeballing the cat through the cage, drooling at the cat....=D

"So...hun....gry"

I fully enjoy caring for all my animals and cleaning up after the burm makes you feel like you've accomplished something (in comparison to say, a cornsnake..."you call that a poopie?! pfft!").