Dumerils, BRB, Columbian or other?

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Originally Posted by Shelby

Don't kid yourself with dumerils. They are awesome snakes, but they are BIG!!! Especially if you are used to BPs.

Males often top 7'.. females can get up to 9'. My female is 7'4" and 21 lbs.

Here is a pic of my dum with a 1' ruler.

BRB stay much smaller than BCI or dumerils. They require very precise husbandry however.. too high temps or low humidity will kill them.

This is my hogg island boa. She will most likely grow more.

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Dums can get up to 9ft, but on average stay under 7ft. They are still large heavy snakes compared to Ball Pythons without a doubt. This female is as thick as a 2ltr coke bottle and weighs a good 20-25lbs.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/ssscales/POP.jpg


Again, it all depends on individual snake, feeding, etc.. They can absolutely take a rabbit, but again if you want to keep them under 7ft a Jumbo rat every 2 weeks is plenty. Most owners tend to overfeed their snakes.
BRB's and Hogs also stay around the 6ft range, but are not near as thick as Dumerils. I’ve got Hog females 5.5-6ft and they’ll top at that.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...lg20hog20f.jpg

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Originally Posted by sweety314

If U don’t mind my asking, how much were U pricing the baby Dums for???? I'm looking at getting one. The local breeder here had ONE left, but it was really small and not doing as well as he had hoped, so he didn't want to sell it.

TIA for the info.

R.

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I sold all my Dums last year for $125.00, prices range between $100-$150 on average. Don’t ever buy a baby Dumeril that hasn’t had at least 10 consecutive meals.

That's a beefy dumerils there, ssscales! They are just such gorgeous snakes.. I can't wait to breed my female next season.

Thanks Shelby, that girl dropped 12 live for me last year and 13 the year before that. Dumerl's are great and puppy dog tame, not an evil bone in them!

The only negative with breeding Dumeril's, is that long gestation period! My other boas drop in 105-120 days after POS. JCP's 50 days after eggs were laid I had babies pipping. Dumeril's...about 220 days of waiting and waiting, but worth the wait to see those big plump babies squirming around!


Good luck with yours and let me know if you need any help at all?

Is 12 a normal litter size for dumerils? I was under the impression they had more. Less is easier though!

Dumerils don't have large litters. Average size litter is usually 10-12, but they have been known to drop as many as 18-21.


If you look at the link on top you'll see some pics of adults courting, copulation and mothers with babies.

I've had my dum female since april 05 , she's about 3ft in length I feed her a small rat every seven day's.This is fine right. sscales how old is that dum in the pic.

An appropriate rat every 7 days is perfectly fine for a young Dumeril.
When she gets to Jumbo rats you should extend feeding to 10-14 days.

That female is 8 years old.

Sound's good , thank's that's a very nice snake.

ssscales.. do you feed every two weeks for your breeder females too?

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Originally Posted by Shelby

ssscales.. do you feed every two weeks for your breeder females too?

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After they gain their weight back, I do in fact go back to feeding every two weeks. Soon after giving birth I offer the female a large rat every 7 days for about 2-3 meals. Once she sheds, I feed her jumbo rats every 7 days for 6-8 weeks. After that I will place her back to a Jumbo every 14 days.

I feed, or at least offer my females small meals (medium rats) every 2 weeks during the gestation period up until the last 30-45 days. This helps considerably during and afterwards!