9foot, 5+ year old burm?

Reticsrule · 10-03-05, 12:05 PM

i went over to my dads friends house yesterday and he has a 9 foot albino burm. he told me that it is AT LEAST 5 years old. he then told me that he thinks it is a female because it has small spurs. i told him that spurs werent a very good indication of gender and that it had to be a male. but my question is, arent burms supposed to be 6-8 foot after their first year? is it possible that his is just a runt male? does anyone else know of any small burms that are that old? thanks

iLLwiLL · 10-03-05, 12:28 PM

i think breeders are trying to get dwarf burms on the market, your dads friend might not be feeding properly either. either way he's pretty lucky to have a 5 year old burm at only 9 feet, it would be best to find someone who knows what there doing and pop or probe it to determine sex.

if it is a female, get her a small male and try to produce dwarfs of your own.

~Will.

Jayson · 10-03-05, 12:34 PM

It is completely possible for a 5 year old burm to be only 9 ft. More them likly to be male though.
Burms that are 8-10 ft by there 1st b-day usually are fed alot of food in there 1st year and are normally female.
I have a male burm that did not break 10' until he was 6 years old. Now he is about 8 yrs and over 12 ft i dont expect him to get much longer but i suspect he will gain alot in girth over the years to come.
The actual average adult lenght of burms is brutally exagerated by many people.

jjpython · 10-03-05, 12:41 PM

my male albino burm in august was a year old and he is over 8.5 feet and i didn't power feed or anything. i also had a male burm at 1 1/2 was 9 feet and weight 45 lbs he was a big boy. i think it has to do with the individual brum itself and of course how much you feed it. but a 6 yrs old burm only 10 feet thats different

Reticsrule · 10-03-05, 01:34 PM

he is only feeding it one rabbit a month so that my be the reason it is so small. it also hasnt eaten in two or three months. he tried to feed it a rabbit(f/t) when i was there yesterday and it wouldnt take it.

iLLwiLL: he only has the burm and a BCI so he is not planning on trying to produce dwarf burms lol

Jayson · 10-03-05, 04:47 PM

1 Rabbit per month is enough food for a 5 year old burm. as long as the snake overall condition is good you have nothing to worry about.

jparker1167 · 10-03-05, 06:28 PM

i would say its only 9 feet because its not eatting as much, i feed my adult burms more then once a month. im not sure how much other people feed theres.

Jayson · 10-04-05, 09:48 AM

There is alot of different opinions about how much to feed a captive burm. I personal think many in captivity are fed more then what they need. I feed my adult burms every 4-6 weeks others beleive if they will eat; then feed them. The truth is these are all just opinions and animals kept both ways have lived very long and healthy lives