In my experience a burm that has been slow fed for a long period of timehas a much slower metabolism. Just like people, snakes bodies change to accomodate their environment. Now, 7 feet for a 6 year old is pretty small but not all snakes are predestined to be huge record breakers. Some just stay smaller then others. Also is the snake a male or female. If it is a male then it is not as small as if it were a female. Lastly remember that most burms in captivity are overfed. They eat far much more then they would naturally in the wild resulting in large nakes attining huge lengths in jsut a few years. This is not the case if it were in the wild. As far as feeding it, Go with appropriate size meals every 7-10 days. An appropriate size meal is on that is about the same girth as the widest part of the snake. As the snake gets used to its new feeding regime then you can slowly increase the size of the food items. I also strongly agree that a trip to the vet (a knowledgable herp vet) is a must . Do you currently have any other snakes. If so you should /must quarenteen the new arrival to prevent any contamination of your colony. And what is your experience level with large boids. Hope this helps, Todd

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