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#1740833
Derka
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New burm Help 
im thinking about getting a burm how big can i expect it to get in the first year on a feed a week schedule
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05/19/08 11:05pm
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#1741059
Denial9945
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Message To: Derka In reference to Message Id: 1740833
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Depends on the burm. Some can be picky eaters some will eat you out of home. It also depends on his genetics. Ive seen them get 10 feet+ in there first year. But most healthy burms will reach around 7-8 feet in there first year.
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05/20/08 07:57am
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#1742300
Snakeman82
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Message To: Denial9945 In reference to Message Id: 1741059
New burm Help
yea i have a albino burm that i got when it was about 3 months old and it was fairly small for its age due to under feeding and small tank size but since Ive got him about 11 months ago he has gone from about two feet in length ( i could hold him in one hand easily) to now he is about 7 1/2 to 8 foot long. i feed him two jumbo’s a week and some times he eats another large or maybe two rats depending on if my red tails eat so they can def put some food away. so i would def say that mine isn’t a picky eater.
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05/21/08 12:43pm
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#1742459
Lilcutie903
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Message To: Snakeman82 In reference to Message Id: 1742300
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i have a male normal and was small for the longest time and then just recently hit a growth spurt he is almost 3 now and is still only 7 feet. Depends on the snake mine are fed every week on a normal schedule and just happened to grow at a slow rate.
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05/21/08 03:43pm
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#1742595
Derka
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Message To: Lilcutie903 In reference to Message Id: 1742459
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so i can expect between 6 and 10 easily if it eats well
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05/21/08 06:23pm
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#1742780
Lilcutie903
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Message To: Derka In reference to Message Id: 1742595
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yeah pretty much but i doubt 10 in the first year though, all depends also if the snake is male or female also females do get larger
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05/21/08 09:33pm
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#1742869
Derka
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Message To: Lilcutie903 In reference to Message Id: 1742780
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how big do females get compaired to males
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05/21/08 11:47pm
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#1742906
Snakeman82
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Message To: Derka In reference to Message Id: 1742869
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so are you saying that because i have a male who is just over a year old and is almost 8 foot long that he exceptionally large for his age and sex.
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05/22/08 01:30am
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#1742983
Chezequers
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Message To: Derka In reference to Message Id: 1742869
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i think the mean score for males is 10.5 feet
and for females its something like 14.5
but this is the mean for adults though
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05/22/08 07:41am
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#1743481
Denial9945
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Message To: Chezequers In reference to Message Id: 1742983
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Snakeman your snake is fine for his age as long as he is not obese. I have a 3 year old female green anaconda that is only 5 feet. She was just a picky eater the first year of her life. I have a three year old albino green burm that is going on 15 feet now. Once my snakes hit 12 feet I dont really notice them grow anymore I jsut bring them out about every 6 months and take a new measurement on them.
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05/22/08 07:07pm
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#1744114
Snakeman82
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Message To: Denial9945 In reference to Message Id: 1743481
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he is def not obese i was concerned about that before and i was told that as long as you cant see in between his scales he was alright which the only time you can see in between his scales is where his food is at but he does seem to be rather large for a one year and two month old male but i guess its his genes maybe he was breed from big parents. and the fact that he eats like a horse probably doesn’t help any. so at this rate what would your guess be on how big he will get because i know male’s usually only average around ten feet but the way hes going he seems like he is going to pass that mark.
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05/23/08 01:29pm
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#1744925
Denial9945
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Message To: Snakeman82 In reference to Message Id: 1744114
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yea the biggest ,ale I have seen was around 16 feet but im sure there are bigger boys out there., I have a 6 foot male ball python that everyone swears is a female
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05/24/08 12:07pm
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