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Okay decided afte rbaby sitting many large snakes, I would like to add one to the family. The longest snake I've baby sat was between 16-18 feet long and she was a very mellow retic. Now the biggest snake I've owned has been an 8 red tail. Just wondering what do you think would make a better pet, a retic or a burm? I was leaning tword getting a super tiger retic because I've always loved them, but let me know! Oh its the super tiger retic or a laybrinth burm ^^ Let me know what you guys think ^^ Thanks
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1.0 black back bp, Vodka.
1.0 66% het albino bp, Ichigo.
1.0 100% het albino blackback bp, Hiei.
1.0 100% het pied bp, Lowrence.
1.1 normal bp, Zero & Ghost.
1.2 redtail boas, Velsa, Sophie & Jewbear.
0.1 anery kenyan sand, Ms. Muu.
1.0 albino corn, Tokka.
0.1 snow corn, Snow Snow.
0.1 dark normal corn, Crimson.
1.0 rosy boa, Shinnie.
1.0 gopher snake, Murlaugh.
0.2 beardies, Blackbeard & Celest.
1.0 red footed tortoise, Peanut.
4 dogs, 1 cat, 1 parakeet, 2 mice, 5 rats, 1 evil hamster, bunches of freshwater fish....

After having kept both, I would recommend a retic. In my experience, they are much more predictable than burms. While they have had a reputation for being quick to bite in the past, many of those available now are pretty mellow. In addition, retics are pretty good at conveying when they don't want to be bothered. The ones I've had would always warn before a strike with either body language or hissing. The burms I've kept gave little to no warning before a bite.

Also, it seems like you put some thought into this, but I cannot stress enough the importance of safety when working with these larger species. Make sure the enclosure is plenty large, and I recommend using a feed door. I built a trap door into the tops of the enclosures that housed my larger animals. Food goes in a lock box on top of the door. Door is slid out to allow the food to drop down to the snake. It is amazing at how quickly they begin to "learn" the difference between feeding time and maintenance time while using this method.
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Thanks for the info ^^
Yes, I'm going to build a cage for hhim/her, I'll try to figure out a way to build that feeding box your talking about, sounds interesting ^^ Thanks ahain for the info
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1.0 black back bp, Vodka.
1.0 66% het albino bp, Ichigo.
1.0 100% het albino blackback bp, Hiei.
1.0 100% het pied bp, Lowrence.
1.1 normal bp, Zero & Ghost.
1.2 redtail boas, Velsa, Sophie & Jewbear.
0.1 anery kenyan sand, Ms. Muu.
1.0 albino corn, Tokka.
0.1 snow corn, Snow Snow.
0.1 dark normal corn, Crimson.
1.0 rosy boa, Shinnie.
1.0 gopher snake, Murlaugh.
0.2 beardies, Blackbeard & Celest.
1.0 red footed tortoise, Peanut.
4 dogs, 1 cat, 1 parakeet, 2 mice, 5 rats, 1 evil hamster, bunches of freshwater fish....