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My Burm is 9.5-10 ft and eating large-jumbo rats, 3 at a feeding. I'm sure these aren't the right size, but I'm not sure how big would be too big. Every place I look to order feeders is selling theirs by the pound. My girl is 9-10 inches in circumference, so how many pounds would I feed her? And where do other people go to order their Burm food? Sorry if this sounds kind of silly, but I honestly can't figure it out and she is the first Burm that I've owned. She is an amazing girl and I really want her to grow to her full potential.

switch to rabbits .i raise my own or you can order them from online or check locally.

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your snake could eat the

Extra Large (XL) ones
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Rabbits do indeed make the perfect meal for a burm and rodentpro.com is a great place to get them. We get all of our feeder animals from rodentpro.com Realize this, just because everyone feeds rabbits or large prey to their burms doesn't necessarily mean that feeding rats is a bad thing either. I have one large burm (around 14') who still holds out for jumbo rats. Despite scenting, etc this one still prefers rats. Personally, for a pet burm, I would caution against feeding extra large size rabbits. If you are planning on interacting with the animal, you will probably not be able to take your burm out for at least a week after eating a large meal. Even my big burms seldom get rabbits that weigh more than 6-8 pounds. I would feed a 9-10' burm (that is kept as a pet) a 3
-5 pound rabbit once or twice a month (max). one of the most common mistakes that people make when keeping burms is to over feed them. Many early deaths of burms can be atributed to obesity. Hope this helps.

Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center
www.thegrassisrattling.com
>>switch to rabbits .i raise my own or you can order them from online or check locally.
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>>http://www.rodentpro.com/catalog.asp?prod=4&label=frozen_rabbits
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>>your snake could eat the
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>>Extra Large (XL) ones
>>Link
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Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, IL

Quote " I would feed a 9-10' burm (that is kept as a pet) a 3
-5 pound rabbit once or twice a month (max). one of the most common mistakes that people make when keeping burms is to over feed them. Many early deaths of burms can be atributed to obesity."

I would agree with this wholeheartedly and add that a common oversight of many burm owners is that after a burmese (or any species for that matter) reaches maturity, their metabolism slows down tremendously and the golden rule of "feed once a week" no longer applies. At post-maturity ages pythons should only be fed small meals with frequency or large meals very infrequently or morbid obesity is eminent.
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