Brian, I will have much more available, however, here are a few tidbits that should help your cause:



Type of Burm source years at home/facility still alive?



Normal rescue 5 yes

normal rescue 28 yes

albino rescue 6 yes

labyrynth donation 6 yes

green donation 5 (transferred) yes

albino rescue 12 yes



Animals that were rescued but no longer residing at WDC (these burms were treated, quarantined and placed or euthanized):



type source age (if known) still alive

albino rescue 4 no (death due to severe emaciation)

normal rescue 12 yes

normal rescue 8 no (death due to heavy internal parasite loads)

normal rescue 8 no (euthanized)

normal rescue 1 year yes

albion rescue 9 yeas yes



So, these are our most recent cases but as i mentioned, once I have some time to pull up our data base, at least a hundred more will be available to see if there are any correlations. But, from the small sample above, I don't see this "myth" as being any more than that. With proper husbandry, sanitation and diet, there is no reason why a burm can't live well into their 20's, 30's and beyond....but, I have seen so many burms improperly kept that it doesn't surprise me to hear about these shortened life spans (even on this forum).

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