burmese python?

ilovemysnake · 12-13-13, 06:01 PM

My fiance is obsessed with them. he wants one so badly. im contemplating on getting him one for his birthday next year. thing is, im terrified about if being around the baby. ive heard horror stories about burms.

basically, do you guys think having a Burmese python is worth it? i mean now that theyre on the lacey act, you can't bring them to another state, so ive heard. and with him being in the military, we might have to move.

Mark Taylor · 12-13-13, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ilovemysnake

My fiance is obsessed with them. he wants one so badly. im contemplating on getting him one for his birthday next year. thing is, im terrified about if being around the baby. ive heard horror stories about burms.

basically, do you guys think having a Burmese python is worth it? i mean now that theyre on the lacey act, you can't bring them to another state, so ive heard. and with him being in the military, we might have to move.

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As for horror stories I hear more about Pit Bulls.

Starbuck · 12-13-13, 06:17 PM

I wouldn't. If you.know you may have to move in the near future, I think it is irresponsible to buy a large snake like that, because you may be saddling someone else with a 10 foot + snake that they never intended to have.

Starbuck · 12-13-13, 06:19 PM

I would worry first about getting adult enclosures for both your other snakes, then doubling that size footprint for a burm cage. A 40 gallon screen top won't cut it.

Primal Rage · 12-13-13, 06:28 PM

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As for horror stories I hear more about Pit Bulls.

I hear more about humans..

A Burmese python is not a good beginner snake. Maybe after years of research and after his military career you could surprise him with one. Just food for thought.

ilovemysnake · 12-13-13, 07:00 PM

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As for horror stories I hear more about Pit Bulls.

i remember when i was like 6 years old going over my mother's friends house who had a 16.5 ft albino burm. and it just stared me down. i was terrified. i love snakes, dont get me wrong. but im not even 5'ft, or 110 pounds. I would be terrified of having a giant snake in the house. If i'm going to go with a python, it'd be a ball. something that i can hold by myself.

and as for pits, i have 2 & 1/2. you can train a dog. a snake is a hunter, and i dont think i would trust one that big.

Boys Tragic Death Could Have Happened To Any Family With 20-Foot Pet Python - YouTube <-- not sure if its real or fake, but thats the reason im so iffy.

ilovemysnake · 12-13-13, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Starbuck

I would worry first about getting adult enclosures for both your other snakes, then doubling that size footprint for a burm cage. A 40 gallon screen top won't cut it.

if we WERE to get one, it would have a custom built enclosure, with padlocks.. and be in its own room.

Can never be too safe when it comes to your kids safety.

Mikoh4792 · 12-13-13, 07:07 PM

Even if I had the resources to provide for a burm or retic I wouldn't own one. They take up way too much space and require more than one person to fully look after.

Everytime it poops you'll need someone to help you move the snake out while you clean a massive pile of feces and urine. Not to mention all that cleaning(when the fecal/uric fluids spread out in the cage). Huge water bowl, huge prey items...etc

It's easy to forget the tedious work you have to put in to keep up with all that.

ilovemysnake · 12-13-13, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikoh4792

Even if I had the resources to provide for a burm or retic I wouldn't own one. They take up way too much space and require more than one person to fully look after.

Everytime it poops you'll need someone to help you move the snake out while you clean a massive pile of feces and urine. Not to mention all that cleaning(when the fecal/uric fluids spread out in the cage). Huge water bowl, huge prey items...etc

thats pretty much what i tried to explain to him. 1. i think theyre dangerous. & 2. theyre expensive to take care of them. you cant feed a full grown one a mouse or fat and expect it to be full. they need chicken and rabbits.

i read that for every 5 ft of snake = 1 person. not sure if thats true or not though, but those things are massive.

ilovemysnake · 12-13-13, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Primal Rage

I hear more about humans..

A Burmese python is not a good beginner snake. Maybe after years of research and after his military career you could surprise him with one. Just food for thought.

I believe he's had a burmese before and it escaped. i know he had a huge snake and it got away. 75% sure it was a burmese.

kwhitlock · 12-13-13, 07:16 PM

Ehh..tired of the news press about killer snakes. Snakes can be trained, "hook training". Understand your concern. Just watch the kid if the snake ever got near it. And also..I watched a news report about a family in Asia or something with a 15 foot burm (wild, not captive) gained the trust of a little boy. He was roughly ehh 4 feet tall, they slept together everyday..food for thought.

But as far as the burm goes, I would wait. Your new to the trade of snakes, Burms are like everyone said. Not a beginner snake, reason why I won't own one for years.

Mikoh4792 · 12-13-13, 07:22 PM

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And also..I watched a news report about a family in Asia or something with a 15 foot burm (wild, not captive) gained the trust of a little boy. He was roughly ehh 4 feet tall, they slept together everyday..food for thought.

What does this prove? Who is to say that they know the snake actually has a trusting bond with the boy? Some animals are just tame wild or not. It does not mean they form bonds with people, they can turn at anytime.

ilovemysnake · 12-13-13, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by kwhitlock

Ehh..tired of the news press about killer snakes. Snakes can be trained, "hook training". Understand your concern. Just watch the kid if the snake ever got near it. And also..I watched a news report about a family in Asia or something with a 15 foot burm (wild, not captive) gained the trust of a little boy. He was roughly ehh 4 feet tall, they slept together everyday..food for thought.

But as far as the burm goes, I would wait. Your new to the trade of snakes, Burms are like everyone said. Not a beginner snake, reason why I won't own one for years.

what would you say the pros/cons of having a burm are?

pro: you have a really cool huge snake... all i can think of.

con: you have a huge snake. expensive. takes up alot of room. can eat almost all my pets.
i think theyre gorgeous, amazing creatures, but i dont think theyre for me. they easily will outweigh me by 3x my weight.

kwhitlock · 12-13-13, 07:33 PM

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What does this prove? Who is to say that they know the snake actually has a trusting bond with the boy? Some animals are just tame wild or not. It does not mean they form bonds with people, they can turn at anytime.

Proves the point that just because it's a "big vicious killer" as media makes it out to be doesn't make that out to be what it is. I would be more scared of a venomous snake that can kill me on the spot then a big snake any day of the week. Just my .02

kwhitlock · 12-13-13, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ilovemysnake

what would you say the pros/cons of having a burm are?

pro: you have a really cool huge snake... all i can think of.

con: you have a huge snake. expensive. takes up alot of room. can eat almost all my pets.
i think theyre gorgeous, amazing creatures, but i dont think theyre for me. they easily will outweigh me by 3x my weight.

That's basically it to be honest.