I like Kyle's answer though I can't substantiate it either- I doubt many more than 10% stay with their original purchasers for their natual lifetime. I love my pair and can't see parting with them- through thick and thin (and there has been thin, believe me)I've made sure they have had their needs met. I now live in the sticks and raise rabbits and have started to breed pigs for my big guys and to sell prey for others' big guys- so it has been a life changing but rewarding relationship.
Not to deviate the thread but how about retics as opposed to Burms? I have a feeling that while more inexperienced people get into Burms than retics and may manage to learn with them and keep them, that an inexperienced person who purchases a retic is almost certainly destined to "dump" him due to the active nature of the retic. I also feel - through personal conversation with many hobbyists that retics are usually purchased by more experienced keepers because of their - imo undeserved- nasty repuatation. I know this is a little off topic but I kind of wish Burms and Retics could share the same forum.
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Marcia Pimentel
Tango River Reptiles
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