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artinscales
at Thu Oct 11 00:03:05 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by artinscales ]
First off, I have to ask what is legal in BC. As far as a snake that gets 6 -9 ft and heavy bodied, there are a few to consider.
A boa has been mentioned, they are a good snake to start off with. They are good eaters and usually tame easily, but you have to handle them differently than pythons. They typically aren't comfortable being off the ground, as Mark Miller at Loco Lizards once told me "they need a footprint" and if you don't handle them on a regular basis they will get agressive. We have over 120 snakes, about 20 of them are boas. It's hard to handle them all very often. Some that were tame when we bought them, now will try to turn and bite if you pick them up.
Kelly Haller has Sri Lankans, which are similiar to burms, but don't get as big. I don't know a whole lot about them, you can contact Kelly for more information. I am not sure if she is even selling any, but she would be a good resource for information.
Not to toot my own horn, but we have dwarf burms. These max out at 7 feet and have all the same characteristics of the normal sized burms. One word of caution, do not buy an adult right now. The majority of the adults are all wild caught and VERY aggressive, not a good choice for your first burm. That being said, we have a female dwarf that is 6 feet and full grown and just as sweet as can be. We purchased a pair of babies that were captive bred in Europe, they seem just as tame as normal burms. We are going to try to breed a pair of these this season. We currently have 3 males and 4 females.
Best advice is to go through the classifieds and find something you like, talk to several different breeders and continue doing your homework. You are definately on the right track.
Don't get hung up on animals available only in BC or Canada, some breeders in the US have export license and can ship internationally, or are like us and can have this done for them.
Thanks,
Randy
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RE: Seriously Considering a Burm - artinscales, Thu Oct 11 00:03:05 2007