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How much of a difference is there in raising a ball python and a burmese python? Is the burmese a lot more of a challenge?

>>How much of a difference is there in raising a ball python and a burmese python? Is the burmese a lot more of a challenge?

This is a trick question, right?

Ball= 5 ft, eat rats, mellow as heck, never outgrow a 50breeder tank, max. Not able to really hurt a human, even a child.

Burmese= three or four times that rapidly(pace this out in a room in your house and take a really good look), eat large rabbits, goats, pigs, require it's own room with locks- heated well, a bathtub or cattle trough to soak in, require more than a couple of adult, snake savy people around each and every time it is dealt with at all. Illegal in many municipalitys and states anymore....largely due to the unrealistic folks getting one and dumping it when it gets "big"...aka over 10 ft. And when they wanted to sell it found out no one wants the monster.
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Sonya

I'm not mean. You're just a sissy.
Happy Bunny

I guess I asked the question wrong, I more ment temperment wise.

IMO they are both decent snakes, but I dunno too much about the Burms, I do have a ball python and he is awesome! What I would ask you before anything is your reasoning for getting one, as well as your experience, I wouldn't recommend any Burm to an inexperienced person of any kind even if its the most docile snake in the world....I am, some say, a little too respectful of my snakes even thought they are harmless, but i'd rather practice good handling rather than be careless...I intend to have hots one day...So basically what the point of this is, just remember to get what you want any snake can have a bad temper, or a good one....and be prepared

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A.J.
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Burmese temperament is great, except they get a little overenthusiastic at feeding time. Which means that there should be a portion of the cage that can be closed off with the snake outside it. Then the food can be put in the closed off area, which is then locked to the outside, and afterwards the feeding area is opened to the snake. A 30 pound Burmese in feeding mode can be difficult to deal with. A 100 plus pound Burmese in feeding mode can be life-threatening. That's why they are banned in many cities.

Paul Hollander

>>I guess I asked the question wrong, I more ment temperment wise.

Oh.
Well, I have been bitten by burms but never by a ball- and I have invaded a BPs personal space much more and still not gotten a reaction.(tended injuries to rescues, picked ticks...) Burms don't just close down and hope you'll go away. I would say you never want to get between a burm and food. Probing a burm is much more of a task regardless of size.
I see it as the difference between a beagle and a mastiff. Both are pigheaded but the mastiff knows it can do what it wants and you are not gonna physically stop it.
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Sonya

I'm not mean. You're just a sissy.
Happy Bunny

What? > probing a burm is dangerous or something like that in another post ? Except for a under 4-6 foot burm you shouldn't have to probe because the vestige appendages are very apparent in males by that size. I have found captive burms not as much inclined to turn and bite in whether feeding response or quick movement as balls. Other than that, everything else is to be considered with size, caging requirements, food size intake, and laws. Let's talk about laws real quick > of my last pet store location it wasn't just burms that was in jeopardy but any large constrictor which got shot down to just any python. Right that many townships bans very large pythons or as several states wants you to list the large pythons with local law enforcement as some states require you to list venomous. The bans and or telling local law enforcement on the python keeping is absolutely prejudice based on theory of perceived : dangerous or inherently dangerous. Even if that state has no records of anybody killed from a large python ever !
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