Got offered a Burm last night(again-same one I posted about a couple months ago), and was wondering-with so many people who have 100 pound plus Burms at the 5-6 year mark, how likely is this one to be stunted? His original owner bought him as a hatchling, didn't feed him right, had him for 3-4 years, and the person offering him to me has had him for another (approximate) 2 years. This snake is 10-11 feet long and roughly 25 pounds. I was talking with a couple friends about this tonight and we were trying to figure out whether it's more likely for him to stay "somewhere" in this size range, or will he have a growth spurt with a feeding schedule that is closer to "correct".If he's stunted, the damage is done, but if he's more likely to get big it looks like cage plans are in order. For the record, he's gained about 3 inches and maybe 5 pounds in the last year-the person who wants to sell him to me(would rather they give him to me) is an acquaintance, and has a fair sized female albino as well, changed their minds on breeding ambitions.

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• Likelihood of permanent stunting?? - Ryan Shackleton, Wed Jul 9 01:22:04 2003
• I have often wondered about the extent of this.... - BrianSmith, Wed Jul 9 04:17:28 2003
• RE: I have often wondered about the extent of this.... - Rottenweiler9, Wed Jul 9 13:28:26 2003