large snake

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i have no experience with keeping burms or afrocks in captivity for long...
but from what i understand... male afrocks will avg around 13-16ft mark as well as burms.... thats when the growth slows down more...
they do have the potential to get larger but its mostly the females that get larger...
remember you dont need to power feed these snakes.. especially if its a pet... in the wild they take what they can get which is why they can go months with out food... and i am in no way saying feed them once a month or two... a normal feeding schedule isnt bad but they wont grow as fast if you dont feed them every 7-10 days like most ppl feed their babies....

as for aggression... if you find a captive bred python it generally shouldnt be aggressive... but babies do tend to be nippy and that can go away with size and confidence...


if he's looking for a display snake... a scrub would be awesome.. i actually have one available... awesome snake.. they get a fair size... but they are quick and can be quite aggressive... smart snakes..

or for boas... he can get a nice BCC... those get bigger than BCI and look awesome as well or a dummerils.. plenty to choose from... just check out the classifieds... hopefully you'll find something that catches your eye.. well his..ha


good lunch on your search geoff and i hope you help him pick out something nice...

post pics when you do...

[K1LOS]

Okay, well i'll have a chat with him about the aggression stuff, see if i can sway his opinion on that one.

Good call on the bcc Joey, but I don't think he would go for that. He was pretty dissappointed when he discovered what size his bci will end up. He originally purchased it with the intent of having a large snake. I persoanlly don't consider my boa to be large, and doubt i ever will. The girlfriend would probably disagree though... Sounds like it will be either a burm, afrock, or retic, based on his personal preference I guess.

And yes, I will make sure he understands he will always need a second person to help once it gets to an adult size.

Thanks for all the input everyone. We are located in ottawa, if anybody heres of one for sale, or knows of a breeder around, please send me a pm here or at K1LOS@Hotmail.com on msn.

Geoff

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BCI's can get fairly large.. big enough.. :P

maybe a yellow anaconda? they get a good size and are amazing snakes....

try contacting Paul at Bighill Pets... bighillreptiles@hotmail.com i'm sure he can help you out in the search....

you got your bci from him...

[K1LOS]

yeah, Paul and I have already been talking. I mentioned anaconda's to my friend, he didn't seem to have any interest. Tnx


Geoff

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i would go with a male burm then, if he has the time an space to give it then he should really enjoy it, the two male burms i have are both around 14 feet an still growing, an all the females i have owned have all reached well over 13 feet but males tend to stay smaller, you just have to work with them an get them used to being handled an so they knew the difference of when its feeding time an handling time
thats my 2 cents on it an ive been breeding burms for about 6 years now