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Felt like pickin on brian again.

Brian, I dont think i powerfeed my burms.
But i have this one male that eats twice as much as all the rest.
He's 2.5 years old , 11 feet. about 50 pounds , No fat on him at all.
I fed him a 8 pound rabbit thursday afternoon.
It's Only Saturday , And He's already digested and Pooed it out.
And he's in there tearin up his cage "hunting" for more. I'v had to rehang his Thermometer's and Thermostat 3 times today.
I always make him wait atleast 7 days before i feed him again.
But what if i just start feeding him when he wants food ?
If he's digested and pooed his last meal out already , what would it hurt ?
Am i right on this ?
Seth Mason.

He didnt poop out an 8 pound rabbit that you just fed him. He pooped out the 8 pound rabbit that you fed him last month. He's eating very well but doesnt sound like powerfeeding unless its EVERY week that you feed him that much. If feeding every week, go down to smaller bunnies. Id personally give him an 8 pounder every two weeks.

Lol, Pick away, anything beats a dead forum for one of the greatest snakes on the planet.

It won't hurt him to let him eat what he wants. But he would get used to less food too just fine. I keep all my males under 10 feet for optimum breeding size, etc. But if yours are solely pets, then why not let him get big?

>>Felt like pickin on brian again.
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>>Brian, I dont think i powerfeed my burms.
>>But i have this one male that eats twice as much as all the rest.
>>He's 2.5 years old , 11 feet. about 50 pounds , No fat on him at all.
>>I fed him a 8 pound rabbit thursday afternoon.
>>It's Only Saturday , And He's already digested and Pooed it out.
>>And he's in there tearin up his cage "hunting" for more. I'v had to rehang his Thermometer's and Thermostat 3 times today.
>>I always make him wait atleast 7 days before i feed him again.
>>But what if i just start feeding him when he wants food ?
>>If he's digested and pooed his last meal out already , what would it hurt ?
>>Am i right on this ?
>>Seth Mason.
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how do you keep them under 10ft??? i love burms, but i don't have room for anything REALLY big.
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I keep them on a healthy maintainence diet. I don't care what anyone anywhere says, it's perfectly healthy to do so and they look great and are perfectly content.

>>how do you keep them under 10ft??? i love burms, but i don't have room for anything REALLY big.
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>>your head will collapse, but there's nothing in it, and you'll ask yourself, "where is my mind"
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>>if you have AIM, IM me at iluvblackfrancis
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It isn't "Ideas" that fail or succeed,... it is the "Systems" which are instilled to launch and sustain the idea that either fail or succeed.>[Me.]

what kind of diet is it? feeding like only once every 2 weeks, or less, or what?
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your head will collapse, but there's nothing in it, and you'll ask yourself, "where is my mind"

if you have AIM, IM me at iluvblackfrancis

A large or jumbo rat each week.

>>what kind of diet is it? feeding like only once every 2 weeks, or less, or what?
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>>your head will collapse, but there's nothing in it, and you'll ask yourself, "where is my mind"
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>>if you have AIM, IM me at iluvblackfrancis
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It isn't "Ideas" that fail or succeed,... it is the "Systems" which are instilled to launch and sustain the idea that either fail or succeed.>[Me.]

Just curious why you consider males under 10' optimal breeding size. My burm eats like a complete pig and I allow him to do so. He is a normal (and will be my only burm) so I will never breed him (I'm not thinking, actually it's a she if I probed correctly). She was bought strictly for the presentations I put on for my daughters school (And because I'm a snake junkie, LOL) It seems I can feed her a HUGE meal and 3 or 4 days later I walk by the cage and she whips her head around in that feeding mode response to movement. Do you see any problem with a heavy feeding schedule with burms. It just seems to me that if she's hungry that quickly than thats what is naturally right to do. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks you for any input you can give regarding this issue. Take care, Scott. P.S. Did you get the reply I emailed back to you? No reply back is necessary, I'm just curious if you got it.
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But at the same time, it is every citizen's responsibility to disobey unjust laws."
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Yes, I got your email, thanks. In my opinion smaller males make better breeders because they are less lethargic, more limber and can get into tight areas better. It's really just my opinion. Large males will breed well too, I'm sure. But I must confess, the largest male I have used for breeding was a 12 foot male. This was back in the 80's. He was a good breeder, but it seems that the smaller males are more tenacious and relentless.

>>Just curious why you consider males under 10' optimal breeding size. My burm eats like a complete pig and I allow him to do so. He is a normal (and will be my only burm) so I will never breed him (I'm not thinking, actually it's a she if I probed correctly). She was bought strictly for the presentations I put on for my daughters school (And because I'm a snake junkie, LOL) It seems I can feed her a HUGE meal and 3 or 4 days later I walk by the cage and she whips her head around in that feeding mode response to movement. Do you see any problem with a heavy feeding schedule with burms. It just seems to me that if she's hungry that quickly than thats what is naturally right to do. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks you for any input you can give regarding this issue. Take care, Scott. P.S. Did you get the reply I emailed back to you? No reply back is necessary, I'm just curious if you got it.
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>>Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
>>Martin Luther King, Jr.
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>>"In any civilized society, it is every citizen's responsibility to obey just laws.
>>But at the same time, it is every citizen's responsibility to disobey unjust laws."
>>—Martin Luther King Jr
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It isn't "Ideas" that fail or succeed,... it is the "Systems" which are instilled to launch and sustain the idea that either fail or succeed.>[Me.]

I dont Breed Like you do. I do a little bit to pay for a new morph for my collection, or some new cages.
So Size realy isnt a problum. I just dont want him wearing his nose off on the side of the cage and glass , yaknow ?

And I'v had him on a 7 - 10 day feeding schedule since he was born. if he would get used to it , ya'd think he would have by now.
And for who ever asked , i keep track of what he is poopin out by feeding him a diffrent color rabbit every time. If it's white , or black hair balls, i know what food item it is.
Now if i feed him something like a flemish giant , 12 pounds and up , it would take him longer , but on a 7 day feeding schedule he, 80% of the time , has pooped it out already.

Seth Mason