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I guess asking advice on where to sell my burm was bad...it looks like the mods removed it...my bad

hey burmrookie, Listen man. Unless you just don't have the passion for keeping burms...do not give up on this one. If you do then you are going to start this lifestyle on a bad habit. And that is that when things aren't as we expect then we just give up and get rid of the snake. If you truely want to enjoy your burm then all it will take is a little patience. I have been keeping burms for nearly 16 years and let me tell you they are all different. Yours will calm down if you just allow it to grow comfortable with you. This is what I suggest. If your snake is not a biter, or if you do not mind getting bit, several times a day just open the cage and let your snake smell you and get used to you. Do not pick up the snake or try to handle him. Just let him get to know you in a non confrontational setting. After doing this for a week and the snake seems more comfortable with you then slowly start initiating holding sessions. Let the snake explore you. Do not grasp it firmly or retstrict its movements(unless it is a biter then keep it away from your face). Just let it move freely around and keep interacting with it. Don't have loud music playing as the vibrations can stress the animal a little also. And last thing, what kind of setup do you use. If you are using a top opening cage setup then that also might be part of the problem. Most juvenile snake are extremely leary of anything coming down from above to grasp at them. Most of a juveniles snakes will strike from above and this is a natural fear that they have. Try a front opening enclosure if possible andmaybe this will help also. Anyway, man unless you are just going to completely give up on the idea of getting a burm do not give up on this one. Work with it and it will come around. If you have any more comments you can e-mail me at todd.becker@us.army.mil. Hope this helps you a little with your decision. Todd