Posted by:
Carmichael
at Tue Dec 9 07:03:44 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Carmichael ]
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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Here's some date to get the ball rolling... - Carmichael, Tue Dec 9 07:03:44 2003