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It was definately stomache ciontent.....the bump is gone in abnout 72 hours....i can handle him now and he is fine....i think i am going to stick to medium rats because small rats hardly feed him he was very satisfied with this medium rat and took it down with no problem....One thing i was wondering about my temps...when a burm is older say around a year... i heard they can tolerate lower temps...Now my burm is kept on constanst 24/7 same temps with no night sdrop...what is the lowest the cool side can be? Also can everyone gimme some input on what they fed their burm when it was around 42 inches and trhe size of their burm ( thickness) than you...i am just trying to get a hold on this feding schedule thing...
JaKE

I have serious doubts about your ability to keep burms (just based on the comments you make). I personally think that your burm should be seen by a vet; you ask for advice but don't take it which shows your immaturity. The symptoms you described are NOT normal; how many times do we have to say it? There is most likely a serious problem that needs to be corrected by a competent person (VET!).

You keep your burm at a constant temperature? No wonder its sick! ALL reptiles need thermal gradients; plain and simple....even tropical/equatorial animals to some degree. Keeping a burm at a constant temp does not allow the animal to seek its optimal temperatures at any given time. What does your burm do if it needs to cool down or warm up? Doesn't make sense to me. You need to take a close, hard look at your entire husbandry program.

Rob Carmichael

I dont believe that Bloodboy is even close to being ready for a lifetime commitment to a Burmese Python. He's not sure on his husbandry even though he has had this snake for quite a while.

"No its not RI the temps are fine at 92 on the hot side and 78 in the middle and 83 on thje cool side....." -- from a previous post regarding his snake...as Rob has said REPEATEDLY, if you think your snake is ILL please take it to a vet. He ( Bloodboy) used to ask the same questions he asks here at Albinoburmese.com forums until he stopped posting for this same reason.

He asks the same question 10 differant times and ignores the answers every time!

yea go look on the conda forum. He asked something of this sort on there too. Condas and burms are totaly different dude.
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Justin

LOL, looks like they gotcher number bro.

I am ready for this burm....i didnt mean the whole cage is 1 temp. The hot side is heating wit a uth and is around 90-92 and the cool side is around 77-80 24/7 he does have a thermal gradient. And the mucus i am 100% sure it was from eating tha big rat because it lasted only for the 5 mins i held him its gone now.

I am sure it would be the misture of saliva and water. If you notice when you take a snake out after it gets done getting a drink or soaking, the water will sort of leak out if you turnt he snake upside down. I figure that is it. However, it may not be.
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Justin

Surely you dont mean you were holding him for 5 minutes after feeding it...and it looks liek you are holding it already when you knew that was a large meal. Come on...how old are you? It sounds like your parents should be helping out here and be reading this forum as well.

>>i think i am going to stick to medium rats because small rats hardly feed him he was very satisfied with this medium rat and took it down with no problem.

Frankly, since he had the trouble with the mucous, small rats might be better for him. Even if you have to feed him more often. It'll be easier for him to digest. Think of how us humans prefer three moderate meals a day to one huge one.
The classic rule everyone uses, is that the prey item should be no larger in diameter than the thickest part of his body. Items smaller than the thickest part of his body are perfectly fine.
Enjoy your little guys babyhood. He'll be a massive ten foot rabbit gulper before you know it.
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