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Which do you prefer: purchasing babies and taming them as you go or opt for a sub-adult/adult who is already tame?

Just curious,
Sam

Instead of buying one, try to adopt one. Theres so many out there that need good homes. I've never seen a baby burm for adoption, just sub-adults and adults. I adopted mine when he was about 5 feet long. He was as tame as a kitten so to say, not all up for adoption are agressive. Also, adoption fees are usually less then if you buy one.
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0.1.0 Columbian boa constrictor
1.0.0 Albino burmese python
1.0.0 Pine/bull snake hybrid
0.1.0 Ball python
3.0.0 Cornsnake (anerythristic, snow, normal)
0.0.1 Cali kingsnake
0.0.1 Rainwater albino leopard gecko
1.0.0 Tokay gecko
1.0.0 Bahama anole
0.0.1 Red eared slider
1.4.0 Cat
4.3.0 Bird
1.0.0 Dog

I tend to agree. Our wildlife center alone takes in well over 50 abandoned burms each year and most, if not all, with a little care and TLC, turn into wonderful animals with great dispositions. Does that mean they are for everyone? NO!! Most people are not qualified to own a burm because most are not able to make a life long commitment to this type of animal.

We do get a handful of baby burms that become adoptees but most are in the 6-9' range; still small enough to work with w/out being deathly afraid of it.

I absolutely laugh when I see burms for sale because there are SO MANY that need to be adopted for NOTHING. We place just about every known "morph" (hate that word) so its not just normals and albinos; they all become abandoned. If you can give an abandoned burm a good home, then hats off to you.

Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, IL

I can appreciate that. I would certainly adopt a burm in need of a home at some later point in life, after I have a few of them already. When I have more space for them also. For a first burm though I would only want a hatchling just because the experience of raising them from that size is important I think. It kind of bonds you with the snake more as a pet then just an animal without a name who is only a breeder or something.
I was unaware that morphs are so popular in the adoption pool.
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1.0 Ball Python
1.0 Burmese Python

We've got two sub-adults that were adoptions. We always search shelters for animals we intend to purchase. I don't know about anyone else, but it seems we have to drive/fly/ship quite a long ways to actually get these adoptees. Is it just me or are there other people out there who find there are not very many places of adoption in their state/surrounding area?

Sam

P.S. That goes for reptiles, anyhow, the cat/dog shelters seem to spring up overnight.

I think there needs to be more shelter and reptile awareness/education out there. I'd love to be able to start a rescue/shelter/santuary for wild and exotic animals, but unfortunately that takes money, and I dont even have a job right now.
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0.1.0 Columbian boa constrictor
1.0.0 Albino burmese python
1.0.0 Pine/bull snake hybrid
0.1.0 Ball python
3.0.0 Cornsnake (anerythristic, snow, normal)
0.0.1 Cali kingsnake
0.0.1 Rainwater albino leopard gecko
1.0.0 Tokay gecko
1.0.0 Bahama anole
0.0.1 Red eared slider
1.4.0 Cat
4.3.0 Bird
1.0.0 Dog