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the biggest burm ive owned was 14 ft. we fed her 2 rabbits about every 20 days. im just wandering what those of you feed the monsters. the females reacing 18-22 ft.
thanx
nevin
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all ive got is insane

we're never ganna survive unless we get a little..crazy..are the people walking through my head

"dont be afraid to die, only be afraid to not live"

"dont become classified. if you are nothing, then you can be anything."

It's not really that much different. Sizes of prey increases but even for the big 20-footers, a 10lb rabbit is a pretty good sized meal. Two a month (or even one depending on weight) will keep the snake in tip, top shape. Some folks advocate feeding prey twice that size and while they can certainly handle it, it can also be a bit of a stress load on a captive animal. The key with big burms is to avoid obesity at all costs.....keep them lean but well fed and they'll live a long time.

Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center

>>the biggest burm ive owned was 14 ft. we fed her 2 rabbits about every 20 days. im just wandering what those of you feed the monsters. the females reacing 18-22 ft.
>>thanx
>>nevin
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>>AIM- McChompinator
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>>green tree pythons
>>green anacondas
>>yellow anacondas
>>jungle carpet pythons
>>brazilian rainbow baos
>>reticulated pythons
>>columbian boa constrictors
>>amazon tree boas
>>kenyan sand boas
>>ball pythons
>>blood pythons
>>burm pythons
>>tamed tokay geckos
>>leopard geckos(all morphs, cept a couple)
>>crested geckos
>>bearded dragons
>>mali uromastyxs
>>sudanese uromastyxs
>>poison dart frogs
>>albino pacman frog
>>african fat tailed geckos
>>jacksons chameleon
>>giant daygeckos
>>standings daygeckos
>>satanic leaftail geckos
>>corn snakes
>>2.0 brothers
>>0.2 sisters
>>4 cats- max the fat pimp dog-cat(rip)
>>1 miniture mutt-brutis
>>
>>all ive got is insane
>>
>>we're never ganna survive unless we get a little..crazy..are the people walking through my head
>>
>>"dont be afraid to die, only be afraid to not live"
>>
>>"dont become classified. if you are nothing, then you can be anything."
>>
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Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, IL

That was very interesting. There is someone on a different forum who has a 16ft burm. He feeds her a 55lb pig every 3 weeks. Do you think that is over doing it? Also after the meal the lump is HUGE

Thanks
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My Future Collection HEHE Ilove burms
0.1 burmese python
1.0 labyrinth burmese python
0.1 reticulated python
1.0 tiger reticulated python
0.1 african rock python
1.0 blood python
1.0 alligator snapping turtle

Big snakes are designed to eat big meals but in my opinion, that is really way too big in a captive setting. But, I'm sure the snake isn't complaining; I just think that kind of feeding schedule will eventually lead to one obese animal unless it has a LOT of room for movement and exercise, etc. If something went wrong and that snake regurged, it could be doomsday for the animal.

>>That was very interesting. There is someone on a different forum who has a 16ft burm. He feeds her a 55lb pig every 3 weeks. Do you think that is over doing it? Also after the meal the lump is HUGE
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>>Thanks
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>>My Future Collection HEHE Ilove burms
>>0.1 burmese python
>>1.0 labyrinth burmese python
>>0.1 reticulated python
>>1.0 tiger reticulated python
>>0.1 african rock python
>>1.0 blood python
>>1.0 alligator snapping turtle
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Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, IL