Before you even think about buying one of these cool and awesome-looking creatures you should consider alternatives. The Burmese python is a monster when it comes to consuming your time and money. It will stay with you for three decades and within the first year the Burmese python will most probably need its own room. Not to speak of the fact that it will never get housebroken and that you will have to clean up after it. If the Burmese python escapes it can actually kill you or one of your children without you even noticing it. Are you sure that this really is the snake you want? Ok then, let us see how you care for them.

Burmese python care - Enclosure
While most other snakes would need an enclosure of glass or plastic, this giant will need one of your rooms. If you don’t have the extra space, choose another snake. It is no joke, the Burmese python can become up to 27 feet (8 meters) long and a weight up to 400 lb (180 kg) so for the very best Burmese python care you will need all the space you can spare. As many other snakes it will need hiding places, a climbing tree and a pool of water but for the Burmese python these will need to be adjusted for the size of it. So does the heater. A Burmese python care rule is to think of it as a turning a room into a huge vivarium with everything you would put in there, just a couple of sizes larger. The only thing that does not change is the time for day and night, 12 hours of light and 12 hours of darkness will keep your snake feeling safe. All of this will make your snake extremely happy and you a master of Burmese python care.

Burmese python care - Temperature
You will need a special talent for Burmese python care and/or a rather rigid system of thermometers, thermostats and heaters to pull this off. Although there should be a cooler area and a basking area, the overall temperature should be between 85F-88F (30C) degrees during the day period and between 78F-80F (26C) degrees during the night. For good Burmese python care though, the basking area should keep a temperature of 90F (32C) degrees all the time. Never set the heating up so you risk burning the snake, you should already know that snakes are curious animals. A Burmese python with a burn injury is a bad, bad sign of your Burmese python care.

Burmese python care - Feeding
This is something you should be careful with. Show extreme Burmese python care, not only for the sake of the snake but also for your safety. When feeling the presence of food the Burmese python will get excited and you do not, I repeat, do not want this snake to misinterpret you as dinner. So do not send your 10 year old son to feed the snake. That is just a very bad idea. Also, in the wild the Burmese python seldom eats everyday so you won’t feed it everyday either. An obese snake is a sign of bad Burmese python care. Otherwise it is quite easy, start with mice and as the snake grows introduce it to rats and, eventually, rabbits. Chickens are an alternative but as Salmonella is an obvious problem I strongly recommend against it. A Burmese python care rule is never to turn your back on the snake while feeding, although presented with food its hunting instincts might still kick into gear making you a target. What will you do with 400 lb racing towards you from behind? That’s right, nothing.

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