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
GiantFeeders

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• Survey for current & former Burm owners and trolls - tcdrover, Sat Jun 28 11:13:34 2003
• RE: Survey for current & former Burm owners and trolls - 1snakeman, Sat Jun 28 12:30:18 2003
• RE: Survey for current & former Burm owners - BrianSmith, Sat Jun 28 16:36:47 2003
• I meant to say "Data" of numbers, lol - BrianSmith, Sat Jun 28 16:37:57 2003
• RE: Survey for current & former Burm owners and trolls - RobertPreston, Sat Jun 28 20:01:03 2003
• RE: Survey for current & former Burm owners and trolls - eastlandpets, Sat Jun 28 22:16:59 2003
• How About as Opposed to Retics? - tango, Sun Jun 29 07:09:47 2003
• RE: How About as Opposed to Retics? - RobertPreston, Sun Jun 29 07:58:39 2003
• I agree, it's those evil ret eyes... - tcdrover, Sun Jun 29 13:27:55 2003
• a very valid question - Carmichael, Sun Jun 29 08:09:50 2003
• My experiences . . . - RobertPreston, Sun Jun 29 13:38:41 2003
• Just from what I've seen........(warning...long) - Raven01, Wed Jul 2 15:52:29 2003