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Originally Posted by exwizard
I agree, being a legal adult is important considering the size they get and yes, owning your own home makes it easier to keep whatever you want without anyone else's restrictions. That said, I rent a room with all my snakes in my room. They are all comfortable and warm including 4 young Burms. I do have enclosure upgrade plans for each of them. All that said, owning your own home is not necessarily a prerequisite to owning Burms. It depends on the individual as well as the circumstances. Yes the OP is young and he has lots of time to think everything through and have a plan of his own. I see him asking serious questions that deserve serious answers as I see them being answered here. He needs to continue asking questions and continue his research and when the time is right, and he has the resources necessary to take care of such powerful animals, he will know.
To the OP. Burms are a challenge to keep and take care of, with the feed bill and enclosure costs to have the potential of being quite expensive. I certainly would not dive into this without those resources and a housing plan for them. Burms can live over 20 years and grow to potentially 16'+ and well over 100 lbs. That's a big responsibility and one that should never be taken lightly.
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Thank you, Exwizard. I appreciate it. I have been lucky enough to handle some Burms from sizes baby to adult and it's undeniably a very powerful animal. I do know also that it is expensive to feed and house a Burmese Python. If I do end up buying a Burmese Python, I will have an enclosure and a few months worth of food ready to go. I am still just trying to figure out whether or not I want one. They're beautiful, amazing animals that I've loved since I've seen them, but it's a big responsibility and if I mess up, me and the entire reptile community could suffer from it.
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