Bloodboy, you are making comments that have absolutely NO scientific basis whatsoever...by what criteria are you basing your advice?...just curious. Personally, I think the feeding schedule is absolutely fine. I would much rather err on the side of slightly underfeeding a captive burm than overfeeding (that is a big reason why many have shortened life spans). Remember, the meals we feed our burms are, for the most part, far richer and high in fat than their wild counterparts. The feeding schedule that was provided is actually quite optimal and may even need to be cut back a bit as the animal gets a little older and growth begins to slow (that usually happens at around the 8-10' mark). I feed my hatchlings once a week and my older adults once or twice a month....and these are 25 year old burms (one is 35).



Rob Carmichael, Curator

The Wildlife Discovery Center

Lake Forest, IL



>>I am surely no expert.....but at 4 ft long a burm shuld easily take a medium rat at least once a week right??????? So if your burm is 4 ft and 4 inches and only got 5 small rats and 4 mice thats not a lot at all.....He should of gotten 8 medium rats because there are 8 weeks in 2 months....Am i righht about all this or is what i am saying overfeeding lol.....Just most people said that was the right way to go....

>>Jake
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Rob Carmichael, Curator

The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm

Lake Forest, IL

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