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.

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, 07:15 PM

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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.

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.

KORBIN5895 · 12-13-13, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ilovemysnake

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.

That's fake.

poison123 · 12-13-13, 08:38 PM

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That's fake.

No way! Its 100% real.

That was a retic with a ball pythons head hahaha

ilovemysnake · 12-13-13, 08:52 PM

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That's fake.

ok thank you.

Sublimeballs · 12-13-13, 09:20 PM

Well let me start off by stating if your living situation is likely to change, ie different state, then anything on the Lacey act is not a good idea. Second people always seem to overlook the fact that there are dwarf burmese that do not get over 10 feet and are significantly more slender bodied then normals Burms. I've heard of 3 foot long breeder males, and females typically don't hit the 8 foot mark. Yes burmese are awesome animals, I'd love to have one, but they arnt for your average keeper. Snakes of that magnitude take some seroius man power to control in a safe way. What state are you in anyway?

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.

ilovemysnake · 12-13-13, 07:03 PM

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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.

**lady_bug87** · 12-13-13, 07:40 PM

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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.

If you believe this than you have your answer