I could be getting a 10' albino male burm. I need some tips. Would a 6' long 2' high 3' wide cage work? What should the temps be(day and night)? How often should I feed it? How often should I handle it? Anything else I left out please in form me.

Welcome to HC I'd get a bigger cage than that. Before long, that snake could be twice the size he is now. If you get the cage you're looking at, its just going to cost you more in the long run because you'll have to keep buying new cages as he grows.

Not 100% sure on the rest of it though, I'd have to do some research. I do know that burms are one of the worst snakes to get if you're new to keeping snakes though. They simply get too massive. They're expensive to feed because of that, require huge enclosures, and can easily kill you if it tried.

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I am building a temporary cage for it then will buy a bigger one.

If you dont know about requirements of Burmese Pythons, then I would think seriously about taking one 10 ft long...do you own "huge" snakes? A ball python is more a beginner's snake. I own a 7 ft boa and would be nervous about taking in a 10 ft Burmese...especially knowing how big they eventually get. Good luck and let us know if you have more questions....Lyn

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A 6 ft long cage is perfect for the animal..of course if you want to go to an 8 ft enclosure down the line you just as well can do that.

At 10 ft, I would imagine that animal is onto appropriately sized rabbits..if not then hunt down someone you can get feeder rabbits from for a decent price, because feeding that animal multiple large/jumbo rats is going to become quite a pain, and is going to be costly. With rabbits you can feed most larger animals a nice sized rabbit every 2 weeks.

Temperature and humidity are things you really need to stay on top of because burms seem to be one snake specie that can get RI's quite easily. Temps on the warm side should be 88-92, on the cool side of the enclosure you can go 78-80, and its a good idea never to let temps drop below 75.

About handling, well naturally you shouldn't handle after feeding the animal, for a few days at least with rabbits..might want to avoid the animal in shed, some can get quite the attitude, and it is usually just better to leave the animal alone during that time, rather than chance getting bit when otherwise you wouldn't be.

On a side note, I recommend with larger constrictors that you invest in a snake hook, this can come in handy for hook training animals, especially those that have strong feeding responses, with hook training them, you can let the animal know if you are opening the enclosure to get them out, and that its not feeding time, or when it is feeding time. Even if not hook training a hook can always come in handy with larger constrictors.

Burms definately get girthy when you compare them to some other large constrictors. Being that yours is a male, he shouldn't really get too large, a lot of males will average out at 12-14 ft, but males don't always fit into these guidelines, as there are plenty of larger males out there. A lot of burms that are interacted with can become really mellow animals, and if you can care properly for a burm, and have a decent tempered animal, they can really be great animals to keep.

Keep in mind what advice is given to you here, burms aren't for just anyone to keep, that is an obvious thing seeing as how many are bought as cute babies and dumped because of their size eventually, their food bill, or some other reason, this goes along with other larger constrictors too, they aren't just something to get and get rid of when they become too much for you, although in certain circumstances people part with their large constrictors for necessary reasons. They don't just live a few years and die, so they are a pretty long term animal to have too.

Anyways I suppose I have gone on long enough..but there is definately some things you need to think about further..and check around the web, there are caresheets all over, even books available, and so on.

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I have experience with a 8'+ boa and thats the biggest. Other than that, just balls and boas. I can pick up a snake hook at a reptile show anytime. I am aware of the feeding bill, I am getting a job at a petstore where they sell feeders quite cheap. Plus my mom makes almost $100,000 a year, so I got that covered. I will build a (lenght, width, height) 6' 2' 2' then by and 8' 3' 2'. I think the snake is a little smaller than 10 foot. E-mail me for pics antbud@sbcglobal.net just tell me you want to see the burm pics.

I agree read up on them and if you are alone then I wouldn consider it, know it's history otherwise you would be its next meal. I hate reading these topics for such big snakes and you don't know how to feed it schedule wise or handle it or cage etc. Don't give the rest of us a bad name.

hold up dont get all angry. I have done alot of reading. You know not all caresheets arent up to date. I just wanted owners opinions.

I think most of us are more concerened than angry Burms, in my opinion, should require a license for ownership. All too often people with not enough experience buy them, not realizing what exactly they're getting into. Then once it starts growing they change their minds and ditch it. We don't really have many people here that actually own any.

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I think it's a great thing that you're taking the time to seek advice from Burm owners and doing some research BEFORE you make your decision to get the burm or not, RKO.
It shows a great deal of maturity and responsibility that you are willing to get informed beforehand.

I personally don't own a burm and wouldn't own any snake over 10'. (I agree with Matt, that Burms as well as some other animals should require a license to keep... they do here in Switzerland where I live.)
With any snake, you really have to look long into the future... perhaps the next 15-20 years. Your Mom is offering you great financial back up now, but when you're out on your own some apartments won't allow animals like snakes (And a burm is not an easy animal to hide when your landlord stops by unexpectedly)... will you be able to provide for it when it's older and bigger?

Good luck with whatever you decide. I'd like to see pics if you have them. Burms are cool... but I'm not sure they're an ideal pet.

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