In order to develop a good breeder (over the long haul), you cannot rush growth rates. Those that do will end up with short lived snakes; its as simple as that. I would encourage you to just follow a regimen of 1-2 appropriately sized prey items every 7-10 days to youngsters and then, once the burms are adult sized, cut back to every 14 days (sometimes, even a good sized meal once a month is sufficient). My old burms (over 30 years) are fed 1-2 appropriately sized prey items (usually 5-7 pound rabbits) once a month keeps these animals in great shape with good activity levels. Just my .02 (as a parting note, most burms are obese and overfed).



Rob Carmichael, Curator

The Wildlife Discovery Center

Lake Forest, IL



>>Hello! I have a few questions for breeders. What is the ideal feeding regiment for baby burmese' that will become breeder animals(fingers crossed!)? What is the ideal breeding size,and age?. I have read Philippe de Vosjoli's Burmese Book and he says some breeders report animals breeding at 18 months of age. He also states some breeders hold off a extra year or two to increase weight and size of females for larger clutch sizes. However, later he said the top U.S. breeders report no significant difference in the long run. I would just like the peoples opinion, since nothing seems to be cut and dry in the world of reptiles. Also does anyone know where I can find diffinitive burmese python genetic information? Thanks in advance, nano-bear.
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Rob Carmichael, Curator

The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm

Lake Forest, IL

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