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BrianSmith
at Sat Jun 28 16:36:47 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by BrianSmith ]
It's impossible to accurately formulate "an educated guess" as cold hard date of numbers would be needed. But just as an outright literal "guesss",... I would have to say firstly that many of these burms die unfortunately long before the inexperienced owner would have sold it. So maybe half even make it to adulthood. The causes for the premature deaths could be any of these: [improper heating leads to heat stroke, or too cold leads to life threatening ailments, pneumonia, starvation, etc,.... Improper diet leading to depression, malnutrition, starvation, emaciation, etc..... parasitical infestations leading to starvation. Viral infections. Snake escapes and dies as a result of natural elements. Accidental death due to mishap]
So for the lucky half that may make it to adulthood, I would guess that much more than half are given up, sold, or abandoned. It's very sad.
>>Hi, I'm curious as to what most of you think.
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>>What do you think is the percentage of people who buy burms then get rid of them once they get to 11 feet? (Honestly).
>>Or, if you think the length is usually shorter or longer when burms begin to lose their initial appeal, what length is that?
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>>I guess as a footnote to the above, anyone who's had a burm for less than 2 years should probably indicate that.
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>>Thanks for any & all replies,
>>tc
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It isn't "Ideas" that fail or succeed,... it is the "Sytstems" which are instilled to launch and sustain the idea that either fail or succeed.>[Me.]
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RE: Survey for current & former Burm owners - BrianSmith, Sat Jun 28 16:36:47 2003