I've been wanting a burmese or a retic but I live in New York and we got a new law that don't let you have snakes over a certain size any more... So I was wondering where you you get a dwarf and about how much they cost and how big they get.
Thanks
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Dwarf burmese or retic
smith710
Feb 11, 2006 02:36 AM
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burmaboy
Feb 11, 2006 02:46 PM
I dont think the NY law petains to how big the species, or individual subspecies gets, it just pertains to species.
A Jampea Dwarf Retic has the potential to get much bigger than a RTB.
You can keep boas. But cannot keep retics, and burms.
Originally the law was written to read, all boidae. It was modified to include boa constrictors, but outlaw large boids.
Hence, all subspecies of reticulated pythons, and burmese pythons.
If you search this forum far back enough, you might be able to find a few threads,and the written law itself.
smith710
Feb 11, 2006 04:44 PM
oh ok, thanks
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2.0 Cats
1.0 Chihuahua mix
0.1 Guyana Red Tail
0.2 Columbian Red Tails
0.2 Leopard Geckos
0.0.1 Sulcata Tortoise
0.0.1 Leopard Tortoise
1.1.0 Kenyan Sand Boas
0.0.1 Western Hognose
1.3 Sugar Gliders
0.1 Chinchilla
-ryan-
Feb 13, 2006 04:41 PM
It does say something about the species selected being species that can attain a length of 15' or more, so that is why the chose to include the giant snakes, and not boa constrictors. If you got your hands on a dwarf burmese, then I think you might be able to find a loophole, but you would need to be careful with such things, because if you got something they still consider illegal, it may be hard to find veterinary treatment for it if needed.
If you really look around, the law has had no affect on any of the reptile distributors, or the purchasers. I could still go out to the local reptile shop and buy a burmese python or a black throated monitor with no problem. The problems come when the reptiles need veterinary treatment. Some vets will refuse to treat the reptiles (which I think is horrible), or they will treat the animals and then turn you in.
