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I am looking for a large snake to have to do science days and that with at my college to add to the reptiles I take. I am inbetween getting a burmese and a Red Tail Boa. What is peoples opinions... Pros and Cons??? Any suggestions of other snakes.
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Tom
1.2.0 Leopard Gecko (dot, spot, casper)
0.0.1 California King Snake (booboo)
0.1.0 Sulcata Tortoise (tank)
0.0.2 Russian Tortoise (tito and lulu)
0.0.2 Red Ear Sliders (bernie and ernie)
0.0.3 Painted Turtles (larry, curly and moe)
0.0.1 Western Soft shell (Squirt)
2.2.0 Bearded Dragon (marshmellow,Bubba,Sparkles,Alfredo )
0.0.1 Savannah Monitor (beef)
1.0.0 Peachfront Conure (kermit)
0.1.0 Love Bird ( KIKI )
1.1.0 Dog (layla and Rosco)
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Not sure I understand your post. But, here is my thought. Do you plan on living in a dorm room. Because if you do, then you can forget about brining anything into the room, especially the size of a burm. Now if you are getting an apartment then that is a different story. I loved my burm very easy and docile. Redtails are hardier, but mine has turned nippy. I would consider the size and where you are going to live and have room for, but both snakes are great. Burms cost more to feed.
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0.2 Rotts
1.0 Super Tiger
1.0 Amel Retic
0.1 Ball Python
0.1 Red Tail
0.1 Blood Python
1.0 Green Ananconda
1.0 Emerald Tree Boa

I am triing to way the pros and the cons i know they are both great snakes. I am not just going into college I have my own house sorry if I was confusing. They have science days with grade schools and as a treat I bring in many of my reptiles for them to interact with and educate and I would like to add a larger snake to my collection and am deciding between the two.
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Tom
1.2.0 Leopard Gecko (dot, spot, casper)
0.0.1 California King Snake (booboo)
0.1.0 Sulcata Tortoise (tank)
0.0.2 Russian Tortoise (tito and lulu)
0.0.2 Red Ear Sliders (bernie and ernie)
0.0.3 Painted Turtles (larry, curly and moe)
0.0.1 Western Soft shell (Squirt)
2.2.0 Bearded Dragon (marshmellow,Bubba,Sparkles,Alfredo )
0.0.1 Savannah Monitor (beef)
1.0.0 Peachfront Conure (kermit)
0.1.0 Love Bird ( KIKI )
1.1.0 Dog (layla and Rosco)
2.1.0 Crazy Cats (babe, sabastian, tinkerbell)
0.1.0 Lion Head Rabbit (daisy)
0.1.2 Ferret (jordan RIP, Cosmo and Izzy)
0.2.0 Guinea Pigs (lilly and petunia)
0.0.1 White Tree Frog (dumpy jr.)
0.0.2 Fire Belly Newts (spork and blaze)
0.0.1 Fire Belly Toad (ferdinan)
0.0.1 Red Spotted Newt ( red)
0.0.2 Bull Frogs (goliath and tubby)
0.0.1 Spectacled caiman (wilbert)
0.0.3 Green Anoles
1.0.0 Bahama Anole
0.0.1 Giant Millipede
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Well that all depends on you. There is somthing to be said about having a burm in your collection. You have to consider size of the cage, and feeding. Burms cost more to feed. My female burm I had a six foot cage for, she started to out grow that in 3 years and I was thinking about moving her into an 8ft cage.

You could always look into a blood python, they get as thick just not as long.

Pros to a burm are most are docile and easy going.
Cons: Heavy, poop like a horse, eat like a horse and cage size.

Boa

Pros: Again can be docile and easy going, get heavy but not that heavy.
Cons: Its not a burm

This is a choice you will have to make. If there is one you want over the other then get that one and make it work. Heck, my first snake was a boa, I ended up getting a burm next.
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0.2 Rotts
1.0 Super Tiger (Dash)
1.0 Amel Retic (Mahola)
0.1 Ball Python (Cyeanne)
0.1 Red Tail (Memphis)
1.0 Coral Sun Glow Boa (Rodman)
0.1 Blood Python (Danica)
1.0 Green Ananconda (Prefontain)
1.0 Emerald Tree Boa (Bing Bong)

This is just my thoughts and I could be wrong but Boas are hardier snakes than burms. A large snake in a large cage is hard to keep temps right, depending on the spot of the cage.
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0.2 Rotts
1.0 Super Tiger (Dash)
1.0 Amel Retic (Mahola)
0.1 Ball Python (Cyeanne)
0.1 Red Tail (Memphis)
1.0 Coral Sun Glow Boa (Rodman)
0.1 Blood Python (Danica)
1.0 Green Ananconda (Prefontain)
1.0 Emerald Tree Boa (Bing Bong)

Ok, I'm sure you know this, but just in case, burms are a much MUCH bigger responsibility than a redtail. Burms get enormous and have to be fed on large prey such as rabbits eventually. It appears as though you have rabbits as pets, would you be comfortable feeding a rabbit to a snake? Also, when you keep rabbits as pets, it would be crucial not to handle a burm if you had the scent of a rabbit on you. Burms have a feeding response unlike any snake I've ever seen (retics may be up there too, but I haven't had direct experience). If a burm were to mistake you for food because you forgot to wash your hands, it could be deadly.

I'm not trying to dissuade you from getting a burm necessarily. They're my favorite snakes. I love their attitude, they are very personable, calm and not the least bit skittish. But they aren't the best choice for a first large snake.

Thank you for your responses. I have no problem feeding rabbits or that. Yea I know to wash very good. I am leaning towards taking a smaller step and going with the red tail first. Still not 100% but leaning that way.
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Tom
1.2.0 Leopard Gecko (dot, spot, casper)
0.0.1 California King Snake (booboo)
0.1.0 Sulcata Tortoise (tank)
0.0.2 Russian Tortoise (tito and lulu)
0.0.2 Red Ear Sliders (bernie and ernie)
0.0.3 Painted Turtles (larry, curly and moe)
0.0.1 Western Soft shell (Squirt)
2.2.0 Bearded Dragon (marshmellow,Bubba,Sparkles,Alfredo )
0.0.1 Savannah Monitor (beef)
1.0.0 Peachfront Conure (kermit)
0.1.0 Love Bird ( KIKI )
1.1.0 Dog (layla and Rosco)
2.1.0 Crazy Cats (babe, sabastian, tinkerbell)
0.1.0 Lion Head Rabbit (daisy)
0.1.2 Ferret (jordan RIP, Cosmo and Izzy)
0.2.0 Guinea Pigs (lilly and petunia)
0.0.1 White Tree Frog (dumpy jr.)
0.0.2 Fire Belly Newts (spork and blaze)
0.0.1 Fire Belly Toad (ferdinan)
0.0.1 Red Spotted Newt ( red)
0.0.2 Bull Frogs (goliath and tubby)
0.0.1 Spectacled caiman (wilbert)
0.0.3 Green Anoles
1.0.0 Bahama Anole
0.0.1 Giant Millipede
Lots Of Fish