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Yes! New Dumerils Boa!

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  • 11-12-2006, 11:16 PM
    jjspirko
    Progress? Perhaps?
    Well he has eaten two more PK mice so that is good.

    I have only handled him three more times and he has not bitten me once or even struck at me when I go to pick him up those times. So it is better.

    However, he now will strike AFTER I put him back into his viv. Generaly I put him down and as I put the top on he strikes at it. Then he gets all pissy and strikes at any movement.

    So I guess he is getting "better". I will give him a few more weeks and then will start a daily handling to get him over this before he gets much bigger.

    Those little suckers have long teeth! :twisted:
  • 11-13-2006, 09:52 AM
    Pork Chops N' Corn Bread
    Re: Yes! New Dumerils Boa!
    He is amazing!!! I love his colors and pattern. Already starting to burrow in I can see
  • 11-13-2006, 10:16 PM
    jjspirko
    Re: Yes! New Dumerils Boa!
    Yea he spends a lot of time in the Aspen! Took him out tonight for a 1 minute session and he still struck at me but this time all bluff I could tell he had no intent to actually land the bite.

    Want to bet soon as I loose the gloves he will get serious again?:frustrate

    I am just happy he was so easy to get on P/K rodents and his violent tendencies seem to be in decline. I also have determined gloves seem to be the way to go. I don't get any desire to pull back when he snaps so he never gets pinwheeled, etc.
  • 11-13-2006, 10:21 PM
    cassandra
    Re: Yes! New Dumerils Boa!
    He's gorgeous! "Napolean complex" - buwhahah! I love boas...they definitely march, er...slither to their own rhythm.
  • 11-16-2006, 07:04 PM
    deskjet
    Re: Yes! New Dumerils Boa!
    questin: i have alwys been fascinated by dumerils but am hesitant to purchase one because im not exactly sure what their size range is. can anyone help me
  • 11-22-2006, 04:13 PM
    bigballs
    Re: Yes! New Dumerils Boa!
    i have read in "the art of keeping snakes" that they grow to 4-5 feet but i have read on the net and heard from pet shop boys that they can get to 8 feet.
  • 11-22-2006, 05:37 PM
    jglass38
    Re: Yes! New Dumerils Boa!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by bigballs
    i have read in "the art of keeping snakes" that they grow to 4-5 feet but i have read on the net and heard from pet shop boys that they can get to 8 feet.

    You are in touch with the Pet Shop Boys? That is awesome!!
  • 12-14-2006, 01:48 AM
    jjspirko
    Re: Yes! New Dumerils Boa!
    His attitude continues to improve. Now I can handle him and he doesn't stirke and I can put him back in his tub and still no stirikes. For a bit he stoped trying to bite me but right after I put him back in he would strike the top of the viv.

    He is getting better and still eating well. I am hoping what ever his issues are they are resolved before he gets much bigger. He still shows rapid breathing some times, a sign of stress, during or just after handling but over all it is looking good.

    Most Dumerils are so calm, this guy must think he is a wild Hog Island or a tree boa,
  • 03-21-2009, 02:28 PM
    Steve'O
    Re: Yes! New Dumerils Boa!
    I just got a new Dum baby male last weekend at the reptile show here in Kansas City. He was very calm the first day. Then the next day he was a bit nippy. He has been burrowing in his Aspen as well. He would not eat his frozen thawed mouse. I tried on two separate nights. I just had him out again this morning. He is a feisty little bugger!:taz: He was jumpy and tried to strike me several times and even hissed at me once. We named him Rorschach, which now seems appropriate with his bad attitude, hehe! Everyone I have talked to, says they mellow and calm with age. It sounds as if this truly is the norm for these guys.
  • 03-21-2009, 02:29 PM
    Patrick Long
    Re: Yes! New Dumerils Boa!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Steve'O View Post
    I just got a new Dum baby male last weekend at the reptile show here in Kansas City. He was very calm the first day. Then the next day he was a bit nippy. He has been burrowing in his Aspen as well. He would not eat his frozen thawed mouse. I tried on two separate nights. I just had him out again this morning. He is a feisty little bugger!:taz: He was jumpy and tried to strike me several times and even hissed at me once. We named him Rorschach, which now seems appropriate with his bad attitude, hehe! Everyone I have talked to, says they mellow and calm with age. It sounds as if this truly is the norm for these guys.

    Yo...this is three years old. Start a new thread :D:D:D
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