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laurarfl
at Mon May 26 07:12:13 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by laurarfl ]
My male is 10yo and 12ft. He was underfed for quite a while by previous owners and was only 35# at 11ft when I got him a year ago. He put on another foot in length and he's now 50#. I think this will probably be his top length, though. He's not a strong eater so I'm not sure if he'll get any thicker.
He was kept in a glass tank for his entire life before I got him. He was given to me in a 75 gallon tank that he had lived in for the previous 7 years. I couldn't get a basking spot large enough for him to fit underneath, but more importantly, I couldn't keep the humidity up very well. At some points he even had collapsed eyes. I misted him and put foil over the screen lid until his other cage arrived from Animal Plastics. He also rubbed his nose on the screen lid looking for the weak spot. Since screen gives a bit, it always encouraged him to keep going.
If you do keep a young snake in a tank, plan ahead for humidity control. I don't think I'd do it for an adult snake after seeing what mine went through. I had chatted about it here on this forum, but it seems like he has some possible kidney damage. maybe it was from low humidity, maybe not. He 'pees' twice a week, passing both urates and water, just a bit much for a typical Burm.
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- Burms in Tanks - rottenweiler9, Sun May 25 13:15:50 2008
 RE: Burms in Tanks - laurarfl, Mon May 26 07:12:13 2008
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