Schedule of Appearances

Your Burm will require large quantities of clean, fresh drinking water: Lakshmi has two busing trays for her water: we often supplement this with other dishes when she is shedding or when the air is particularly dry. You will need to keep an eye on the dishes, since Burms (like other snakes) will frequently urinate or defecate in water. They are also given to overturning their water dishes, thereby necessitating yet another cage cleaning. Investing in a good wet-dry vacuum may save you a lot of trouble.

Burms like moderate humidity. Too little and they may have difficulty shedding: too much and they may get scale rot. A humidity reading between 45% and 75%, tending toward the higher end during a shed, should prove good. During shedding you may want to mist your snake occasionally: a simple garden mist bottle will do for this. When doing so, keep in mind that your snake may be crankier than usual while shedding. (If your vision were impaired and you itched all over, you probably wouldn't be in a very good mood either!) A little caution now can save you the pains of a defensive bite later.