burm ?'s

[Pythons_N_Boas]

how big will a male burm get? Someone told me if you regulate there feeding, they will not get as large as quick. is this true? ( not like starve them, just regulate the feedings)

[Stormyva]

A snake is going to grow at the rate that a snake is going to grow when it is fed properly.
One prey item equal in girth to the widest part of the snake.
If you do less than that to "control the growth" you will be starving the snake.
A burm is going to get somewhere in the 13-18' range... maybe a bit longer.

[Dragon]

Also note that in the case of a Burm, a single prey item equal to it's girth is pretty much starving it anyway. A Burm is a giant snake with a fast metabolism and an appetite to match it's size.

There is no way to keep a Burmese healthy and small at the same time, it's one or the other. It's also worth taking into account that an underfed Burm is a really pissy Burm and is not going to be fun to be around at all. Do you really want to have to deal with a 9ft (at least) bad tempered snake? It's still capable of killing you at that size so you stand to gain absolutely nothing by underfeeding it. Much better to have a happy healthy giant than to torture an animal because it suits your requirements.

If you don't think you could house, feed and handle a 15ft 200lb+ snake then the Giants are not for you. It really is that simple.

Paul

[Pythons_N_Boas]

ok, thank you. my friend was telling me he knows someone with a 3 year old 9 1/2 foot burm. he said that the guy regulated its feeding, so it stayed small. but i kinda figured it was starveing it.

thanks

[vash]

a male will rarely exceed 15'
usually 12-14
females will get 16 - 18

[Pythons_N_Boas]

but whats the weight? and how long till they are that big???

[rachel132002]

HEAVY and my friend has a 6yr old male 16ft and a 3yr old girl 16ft soooo that's how fast lol. Both may have been faster but weren't kept properly until he rescued them and built em up!

Rachel

[Pythons_N_Boas]

lol, way to fast for me. ill stick to Boas and SMALL pythons for now. lol

[vash]

my male is a year old and 9'. most of a burms growth is in the 1st year or 2.
as far as weight a 12'-14' male will probably be 60-75lbs give or take

[Pythons_N_Boas]

well, thats not to bad. but i read somewhere that a 14 year old, was killed by a 9 foot burm!!! im 15, so dont think i want a 13 footer. lol maby when i move out in a few years.

[snakemann6]

they can be pretty big...i don't have a male...but i have a female that is about 9 ft in length and she is a lil over 3 yrs...

[BurmeseMike]

well i have 3 and my 13' is 6 my 9' is 3 and my 2'6" is 11 months

[Pythons_N_Boas]

do you guys have pics of your big babies? i would love to see some. i would get one if it would stay under 10 foot. i LOVE the look of burms. idk. there is just something about them. please post pics and how handelable are your burms?

[Dragon]

This is our Domino. He's 11ft at the moment. He's handleable, but I never let my guard down or become complacent with him. For anybody who's thinking of getting a Burm I would have to say that you really need to handle one before you actually realise how BIG they are. The white viv in the background is a 6 x 2 x 2, just to give you an idea of his size.

[Dbutton]

My male just turned 12 and is 13ft. and approx. 95lbs. . He is quite tame though due to regular handling.
He is still one big beast!

David