
Originally Posted by
heycroc
yep there might just be a way. keeping your snake in a small enclo might be one but coupled with a few other factors might just do the trick though i think it would be to the detriment of your pet. First is to limit the food supply of your python and the food size. Giving it large prey items would give it more nutrients to grow bigger but at the same time push you snake to necessarily grow bigger to accommodate easily similar prey items whereas smaller prey items would mean less food = less growth. Also place you snake terrarium in a cool place so that metabolism of your snake is slow, digestion is slow=growth is slow. These are though the drawbacks. Lesser food might make your snake skinny and thus prone to various reptilian diseases, lesser food might also make your snake more temperamental or vicious.....trying to bite or eat anything that moves (including your hand). Keeping the snake in a too cool a place might also cause indigestion which in turn would cause food rotting inside the snake's tummy and in the long run poisoning =death. A hungry snake is also not fit for breeding as female snakes must be slightly overweight prior to breeding since they starve during the incubation period which may last up to 4 months.All these above mentioned methods does not stop you snake's growth but rather only delays the growth process. However if you really want a smaller python then the burmese python just doesnt seem to be the one you are looking for, try settling for a boa or better yet a ball python, children's python and if you want a vicious short python then try the blood python. hehehe,