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how much care is needed for the big burms. the reason that i ask is that i got about 20 boas and have been interested in an albino burm for months now. i live about 20 minutes from daytona and with the expo coming i'm thinking of buying my first burm. my largest boa is about 8 1/2 feet and sweet. i have no complaints about boas just always wanted a big snake. i have rats that i breed for my current boa breeding projects so food is not an issue to me and i got an extra vision 3 foot cage on the side in case i decide to get one in daytona this year. i know the cage will only last a short time and i of course would buy a larger cage when needed. i guess that my question is that i have no issues with a large female boa ( housing, feeding, etc) is there anything in paticular that i might need differently for burms or might need to know ( besides burm get much bigger) lol thanks for your time and any replies in advance. right now i'm not sure if i would want a male or a female burm, proably a male because i've heard that they usually top out at about 13 feet or so ( please correct me if i'm wrong lol ) thanks again

First I have to say burms are my FAVORITE snake. I think that if you are able to handle a boa, handling a burm the same size is easy. In my expirience boas are much more active then burms making the boa harder to handle.
Though every snake is different mine all seem to have gone through the nippy stage when they were babies and are now wonderful animals. Pretty much the only change you'll have to make is the bottomless abyss they have instead of a stomach.
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0.3 Burmese Pythons
0.1 Tiger Retic
1.0 Rubber Boa
1.0 Brazilain Rainbow Boa
1.1 Ball Pythons
0.1 Dumerils Boa
0.1 Kenyan Sand Boa
1.1 Giant Legless Lizard
1.0 Water Dragon
0.2 Beardies
0.1 Savanna Monitor
1.1 RES
0.1 Mexican Axolotl

I've got to disagree about that. (In a friendly way) ...

At one time I believed that based on everything that I'd read,
but I've found it not to be accurate at all.

Burms are more active by far, & at every stage of their lives
too. Babies, juveniles and adults all like to roam more than boas do.

My boas will just hang out on tables & furniture. All the burms
I've had, seen and dealt with would take off ASAFP. They are
very tranquil in their cages, but as soon as they are out it is
the total opposite.

ive kept boas and burmese pythons and id have to say burms are more active...its as if they hate being off the ground,as for my boas they are very "snuggly",meaning they tend to wrap up on what or whomever they are on and sit still for long periods of time...with the exception of big burms,our 16 footer would just sit in the livingroom and not move even if you prodded her and my big female boa that i have now is very wiggily,so i guess it all depends on the individual snake...if you have the space (ours had her own room) i think you would do fine as burmese are one of my personal fav's...