Looking to Breed my Albino Burmese for first time... - Page 2

Gungirl · 02-03-12, 02:19 PM

I wouldn't push her to gain weight until she is 100% healthy. Once she is healthy then you can feed her weekly.

BurmeseGuy · 02-03-12, 02:27 PM

that's what I was thinking of doing...of course vet said no food for 18 days...till antibiotics is gone

shaunyboy · 02-03-12, 02:29 PM

i would only take a snake on loan for a breeding project if.....

i knew the person very well and their husbandry was spot on and all their snakes 100% healthy

re pick of the litter
over here thats what you'd do if you were paying for a stud dog in a dog breeding

with snakes though its more common to " half " the clutch between you and the owner of the other snake

as said,unless i knew the snake in question really well,i would be too scared of introducing health problems to my collection with an unknown snake

not trying to be cheeky mate,just pointing out the risks of an unquaratined snake or the lack of history on it,may lead to health issues in your own snake

cheers shaun

Trent · 02-03-12, 02:36 PM

Its going to take some time to get her up to weight.If it were me I would buy my own male and grow him up.Males mature way faster than females.No problems that come with a breeding loan and you have a male stud for future breedings as well.

BurmeseGuy · 02-03-12, 02:41 PM

Yeah I get what your saying Shaun and while it maybe be half the clutch there not too sure what it is here...I was thinking I would use and albino green or a light albino burmese...now those snakes go for some nice change so i'm not sure i'd be willing to sacrifice half the clutch...maybe i'd just pay a fee from the sale of the first one...kinda thing and no Shaun not cheeky at all...I'm a pretty laid back guy...not into arguing or any childish crap getting mad over something someone said...I'm too old for that stuff lol

asnakelovinbabe · 02-03-12, 02:47 PM

I see so many $20 burms at shows and the rescues are just stuffed with them. just remember they have a LOT of babies and finding GOOD homes for them is harder than you think. If you end up having to wholesale or craigslist the babies... you won't even know where they are going... I can assure you that a lot of them will end up in negligent, dead end homes. No offense, but IMO burmese pythons do NOT belong on craigslist or in public pet shops where every joe schmoe can buy one. There are very few people who are actually equipped with the knowledge and equipment to properly care for giants... let alone handle the feeder bill that comes with it, especially once they start eating RABBITS. That number is HUGELY outweighed already by the sheer amount of baby burms produced every year. People just don't realize that they eventually outgrow that 100 gallon fish tank and then dump it on whoever will take it, or even worse, turn it onto the street. All of these irresponsible keepers who get tired of their pet after the novelty wears off is one of the biggest reasons we now face this crisis.

BurmeseGuy · 02-03-12, 02:48 PM

I actually thought about that Trent...I don't know I'm just weighing my options out at the moment...I actually have considered that...now if I buy a regular Green Burmese what are the chances of an Albino Green Burmese is my question...why hasn't someone made a Burmese Genetic Calculator...lol

BurmeseGuy · 02-03-12, 02:54 PM

I agree there are piss poor owners out there EVERYWHERE not just in Florida just the bulk of them live there...ha ha no seriously I have found 2 baby Burmese Juvenile's in a local park that were beaten to death...so your preaching to the choir and yes I know craigslist is a problem...

alessia55 · 02-03-12, 02:56 PM

If you want to raise a baby burm from the start... why not find a breeder that's expecting a clutch? and come and pick one out when it hatches? There's already too many burms without homes as it is.

BurmeseGuy · 02-03-12, 03:01 PM

I know I can remember 25 years ago when it was so difficult to come by a Burmese...I had the chance and traded a Fender Stratocaster Brand New *in 1988 lol cost 600 bucks and I traded even for the snake...she was about 5ft when I got her she lived to be 15 - 17ft and passed away of kind of parasite...I was in-experienced at the time...I started feeding her lab rats the size of rabbits when she passed, I'm fairly certain I was the cause of her demise by buying lab rats cheap

KORBIN5895 · 02-03-12, 03:05 PM

Personally I would either purchase a male or offer someone half the price of a male. So if a male was three hundred dollars I would offer $150 for studding.

asnakelovinbabe · 02-03-12, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by BurmeseGuy

Looking for a Green Burmese or a really light Albino as she is almost white she is so light...hoping to maybe get a all white Burmese or Albino Green

just saw this part of your question now... along with the "what are the chances of..."

Is your female het for green? If she is not, then your chances of getting an albino green from her are ZERO even if you breed her to a green or an albino green. If you breed her to a really light albino you will get more albinos. You will definitely not get an all white burm, that would be a leucistic which at this time fetches thousands and is the super form of hypo... the result of breeding two hypos together.

BurmeseGuy · 02-03-12, 07:54 PM

well thanks for the info on the outcome...I don't know what her stats are just know she'd have albino offspring at the very least...

KORBIN5895 · 02-03-12, 08:38 PM

For her to have albino babies the male needs to be albino or het albino.

BurmeseGuy · 02-03-12, 10:55 PM

yes I do understand that much of it...lol but thanks man