I was lucky because my parents like snakes too. I had help when I needed it. Now that I've had him for nearly 20 years, I still need help. LOL! (My boy stopped growing at 14 feet, thank goodness.) As a rule, I NEVER take him out for any reason unless I have another adult in the house to help me, if I need it. I'm a single mom so this means that I have to hit up my friends when they come by just so I can clean his cage. My point is, owning a large snake is not just a single person's responsibility...if you don't have others around you that are ok with it, you should stick to smaller snakes that you can handle yourself. Also, in the event that you need to ask someone to take care of your reptiles for a little while, smaller snakes are easier to place in a temporary foster home.



Going off to college or into the military is a good reason to put off acquiring more snakes, especially one that has the potential to get so big! A lot of landlords wont allow you to have snakes either so if you're planning on moving out, you might want to wait until you have a place secured before getting more snakes too.



I'm not trying to talk you out of it...I love my retic to pieces. He's my big baby! I feel that these decisions should be well thought out, for the sake of everyone involved. I see 8-10 foot Burms at my local shelter all the time. The snakes get bigger and the owners decided they don't want them anymore. It's really sad.



Here's a link to see pictures of my retic. http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lady_sybella/my_photos

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