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ThirdDimension
at Wed Oct 8 10:14:47 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by ThirdDimension ]
yes, hooks are a great idea! my burm is a sweetheart but i still use a little nudge of my hook to let him know the difference between food coming in and my arm to pick him up.
i have also used my burm in many educational programs and have had everything from kids to adults, to ederly people confined to wheel chairs touching, petting, and holding him! i also think a very comforting thing about burms to people is that they are so content to sit in one place, letting people approach them instead of visa versa.
Im not sure why burms have gotten such a bad rap but i have noticed it even within the experienced herp community. when i got mine, it was at a herp show, i was originally looking for a baby albino, until i saw a six and a half foot normal that i fell in love with. as soon as the vendor took him out of his bag, the vendor at the next table ran about three feet away saying he didnt want it near him that he didnt trust them at all (meanwhile you see me, a girl half his size holding this burm and talking to it, the typical, you know how gorgeous you are talk lol) unfortunately the one thing i would definately look out for is a GOOD, REPUTABLE breeder. the man that i got mine from told me that it was a cheap snake so he never tried to switch it to frozen rats and that it would be fine to keep him in a twenty gallon tank for atleast another year(this snake was already six and a half foot long!) meanwhile after i took him home i soon noticed a respiratory infection that had to be treated with antibiotics and since it did take so long to switch to frozen he got bit in the face by one of the few live rats i did feed him. case in point, its not fun giving an almost seven foot snake injections and trying to clean a wound inside its mouth. but i dygress, long story short, get a healthy snake, keep your temps and humidity correct, make sure there is a vet in your area that will see large constrictors(trust me just because they will see snakes doesnt mean they will see a twelve foot burm) and i would even recommend a good health check up after you get the snake, they hide illness well. i think thats about it, sorry for the long post, good luck and have fun!
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RE: aggression - ThirdDimension, Wed Oct 8 10:14:47 2008