First off, I just want to say that I really don't want to do this, but I just want to do what's best for him. The impetus for my decision is my frustration with trying to keep him healthy.



Here's what I'm talking about..



He hasn't been healthy for a long time now - that is, ever since he really started getting bigger (from his first growth spurt up to about ten feet). Once he got to about ten feet he has always had a real hard time breathing. I have recently learned that Labyrinth burms in particular are prone to having small heads in relation to the size of their body; and I have suspected just that for a while now. So now I really have no choice but to accept it. It's obvious looking at him that he has to make extra effort to breath, on account of his nostrils being too small to pass the amount of air a snake his size needs to respirate normally. This stress in turn only makes him more susceptable to other respiratory ailments. It's very difficult to watch him strain to breath, in spite of my best efforts to keep him healthy (with all the time and money I've spent on temperature and humidity controls, etc.).



I thought about having him euthanized, but that is just way too unfair to him. So instead I want to try to find someone who is better able than me to deal with his condition.



That is my situation. And I don't like it one bit. I think from this point on I am never going to get another 'morph' again. I think nature's design is both beautiful and functional - so I'm going to stick with that here on out.



- Mark

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