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Drosera
at Thu Jan 13 11:35:57 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Drosera ]
>>Hello, I just received my first a burm, An albino at that. Any advise in keeping him tame, and in a safe enviroment.
Hmm... Well, that's a pretty open ended question. There are many points to cover.
1. Research, Research, Research! It's generally good to do this before you get any critter, but oh, well. Scroll down the forum here and read in the archive too. Look on the site www.anapsid.org it's a good all around reptile site. I go there so often I should pay rent! And buy books and ask questions.
2. Snake safety. Make sure your cage is strong and secure enough so your guy/girl can't escape. Make sure your substrate is safe, you feed prekilled food, he/she can't get burned on any lights or heating elements. Also if you live in a busy household with guests coming in often, get a lock on the cage so no dumba** yahoos mess with your little friend.
3. Human safety. I don't care how sweet tempered of a saint your critter is. He/she is still an instinctive and (no offense burm lovers) stupid wild animal. After he/she reaches 8-10 feet which can happen in a single year, you need someone to assist you every single time you open the cage door! Even if it's just to change his water! Having someone there could save your life. And when your snake gets this big, the lock is needed so he/she doesn't mess back with the dumba** yahoos.
4. Taming is in theory the easy part. Just gently and consistently handle your critter, making sure to have someone spot you when he gets to the critical length.
5. You are beginning to undertake a huge 20-30 year responsibility. (pun intended) Great costs, but great rewards lie ahead. Good luck!
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0.2 chickens
0.2 dog mutts (half ownership, only mine when they misbehave)
0.1 Halflinger horse
0.0 Arizona Mountain Kingsnake (coming soon)
1.1 parents
Still searching for 1.0 WC human
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RE: First burm, any advise? - Drosera, Thu Jan 13 11:35:57 2005