Hello. I recently found a man who breeds burmese pythons in my area (in B.C. in a city where 2 out of 6 petstores have minimal reptiles and reptile supplies).

Right now I have a 6.5 foot Taiwanese Beauty Snake (Dog) who Ive had for about 5 months and i just got a 3.4-4 foot Black Mexican Kingsnake.

So I think i have a Bit of experience with snakes. I'm very comfortable handling snakes in general. As of yet I havent taken the newest addition out of his cage since cleaned it when i brought him home. Im thinkin he might present a newchallenge to me as he seems rather skittish and apprently hasnt been handled in a long time.

Now, moving forward, since talking to this breeder Ive been seriously flirting with the idea of gettin a Burm. The babies would not be ready until late spring early summer of next year which is perfect. I'mm pretty sure its illegal to breedburms here, which he mentioned to me. When dealing with breeders what should i look for (not that i have a huge selection) He seems like he's quite knowledgeable about snakes, he also breeds ball pythons. In a couple days Im going to have a look at the snakes he has right now and will be breeding, to get a better idea of size, enclosures, feeding, handling, basically everything. Is there anything specific things that i should look for to indicate whether his snakes are healthy and such?

I've been researching the crap out of these big guys on the internet for days, anything and everything i can find, and let me tell you this website is a godsend. either way i still have tons of questions. I understand that getting one of these animals is a long term committment and I want to make sure that not only am I ready for that but also that I can provide for what the animal needs. Any and all advice would greatly help!!!

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