Time, Money & Space!



I've had my burm for about 6-8 months now. I previously had a ball in the 80's and a boa wild from Panama, don't ask.



My Burm is almost 9 feet. He eats about 3 large rats every other week. He sometimes gets constipated so I sometimes have to inject mineral oil in the rats I feed him. They suggest a cage 6X3 feet, 6 foot tall. THEY NEED IT! I used an old dresser and made an awsome cage. It was originally for a baby burm but it died while I was building the cage.



They need humidity, heat, a place to hide, a place to soak. If you want to keep the vet bills down you gotta clean the cage allot. I use the standard shredded bedding from the shows and it's a mess. I now have an automatic misting system I built but it was a pain. I also have Calorique heating but you have to connect it to the same voltage thermostat and keep the ele put in the cage has to be caged and solid so he can't move it, or touch it such as heating elements. Eating? In my area rats are $6 each and they get freezer burnt when I buy a bag of 10 frozen so I raise my own. They STINK!



In all I like having a huge snake but it takes a dedication if your just the average hobbyist. These other guys have these huge set-ups and know the business but I question whether their animals are content. Then again, they may sell them so fast it really doesn't matter. I want my animals to be as well taken care of as possible.



My new cage I'm building will run around $500 and take 2 months to build. I'm not wealthy and I work all day so this drags out the time. I also have to make an adequate cage for the nearly 100 rats I need to keep in stock. babies to adults to keep the right size on hand. Still tweeking that one.



Lotta work, but if your dedicated and educated, do it!



DZ

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