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HappyHillbilly
at Tue May 6 23:17:38 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by HappyHillbilly ]
Hey there!
I feel that I should apologize for not being more cordial in my first reply to you. I usually am but I was in a hurry & trying to provide you with some input. Sorry 'bout that.
There are no reports that I'm aware of in which albino green Burmese pythons are considerably smaller than any other Burmese pythons. The size differences between you & your friend's albino greens and the average Burmese python tells me that:
1 - Ya'll aren't feeding them enough, OR
2 - There's something wrong in your husbandry, OR
3 - Both 1 & 2
I don't mean that hastily or negatively, by any means, so please don't take it that way. I'm only trying to help you find the answers you're searching for. Hopefully you'd rather me be straight-forward & honest with you rather than lie to you or not reply at all. I'm not going to earn any brownie points from you or anyone else and I probably won't make any new friends with this reply, but at least you'll know the truth.
"...even if i was underfeeding mine at all i know she isnt underfeeding hers at all because her other burm who is also male is 18ft..."
I don't know how long your friend has had the Burmese python you mentioned, what size it was when she got it, and how much it's grown since she got it. But I do know that an 18ft male Burmese python is pretty much a rarity. Yes, there have been reports of a few, but they are few & far between. I'm not saying that she couldn't possibly have an 18ft male but the size & age of her albino green makes me question her feeding regimen, and maybe even her husbandry.
There again, please don't misunderstand me, I'm not trying to be Mr Smarty Pants and I surely don't mean to come across in a bad way. However, for the sake of both albino greens (yours & hers), and for the sake of those reading these posts for useable information, I'm calling it like I see it.
To prove a point I took the time to search the 5 pages of this forum and I also took a look on another forum I participate on. Here are some links to a few threads with photos of large albino greens:
First up is "Rosie," a 15-footer owned by Randy & Michelle of Art In Scales (username: artinscales)forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1362067,1362067
Secondly, an 11-footer forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1416706,1416706
Third, this person also posts on another forum I frequent and while the snakes' sizes aren't mentioned in this linked post he said on the other forum that the female was 14 - 15ft. forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1442021,1442021
I can only hope that those posts will convince you to take a good look at your husbandry & rethink things for the sake & well-being of your snake. You're by far not the first person to underfeed your snake, and you surely won't be the last. Please don't let emotions get in the way, it's not about you & me, or anyone else, it's all about our beautiful captives.
Burmese pythons are heavy-bodied snakes and aren't supposed to be sleek & slender like a reticulated python. Yes, some overdo it, overfeed their Burmese pythons, but I'm not trying to encourage you to do so.
I sincerely hope that I didn't offend you or your friend as it was not my intention.
Hang in there & have a great day!
HH
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RE: curious question about albino greens - HappyHillbilly, Tue May 6 23:17:38 2008