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Titan (young Dumeril's Boa) looking cute and hanging out on his moss "lounge" while he waits patiently for his new PVC enclosure to arrive.

Titan was given to me by a friend who decided to focus her efforts on a Ball Python breeding project, and wanted to be sure that Titan went to a good home. These Boas have jumped in popularity in the last year or two and she was worried someone would get him that might not commit to him or give him the right care.

I have humidity hides in most of my snakes' enclosures, but some like Titan prefer an open container or upside down hide filled with damp sphagnum moss - a moss 'lounge'. Like many Dums, Titan is very serene and has a really sweet temperament, though he has quite an exuberant feeding response, lol. Luckily he's a smart guy and has responded well to target training, so he is quite clear on the difference between feeding time and not-feeding time. I'm grateful to have him and will be glad when I can get him into his new PVC, where he'll have more room, a basking shelf, and other improvements over his current tub.

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Titan is a handsome lil fellow. I want a Dumeril’s. I am doing my research now on care.


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Me: Malveaux, I’m not sure if you are I’m hungry. But here is something.

Malveaux:

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Super Pastel 100% het pied paired to a Visual Pastel leopard clown. Waiting for her prelay shed.https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...che=1647150426

Yet another synchronised feeding session courtesy of the hairdryer feeding method

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He's just a couple grams shy of the 1k mark. :D
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I love using driftwood for snakes too- but just a caution- if there are ANY holes big enough that he can get part-way into, you should plug them up* so he doesn't get stuck trying to go through- snakes don't always know any better. If they do, it's very dangerous & difficult to extricate them safely & without injury, because their directional scales prevent them from backing up.

In the wild, they sometimes get stuck & die in things like "bird netting", while in captivity, it's sometimes happens with poorly-chosen "furnishings", like the holes in those "skulls" or other things that may look "cool" but are designed for tropical fish. In addition, I've found that since tropical fish do not snug themselves into cave-like spaces, many of these things (for fish) may also have razor-sharp edges left inside, & a snake can get seriously cut up accidentally.

*Corks match driftwood pretty well- I've used a cork, glued in with reptile-safe silicone sealant (designed for aquariums), but it depends on the size of the hole- even a piece of wood can be used.

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

I love using driftwood for snakes too- but just a caution- if there are ANY holes big enough that he can get part-way into, you should plug them up* so he doesn't get stuck trying to go through- snakes don't always know any better. If they do, it's very dangerous & difficult to extricate them safely & without injury, because their directional scales prevent them from backing up.

In the wild, they sometimes get stuck & die in things like "bird netting", while in captivity, it's sometimes happens with poorly-chosen "furnishings", like the holes in those "skulls" or other things that may look "cool" but are designed for tropical fish. In addition, I've found that since tropical fish do not snug themselves into cave-like spaces, many of these things (for fish) may also have razor-sharp edges left inside, & a snake can get seriously cut up accidentally.

*Corks match driftwood pretty well- I've used a cork, glued in with reptile-safe silicone sealant (designed for aquariums), but it depends on the size of the hole- even a piece of wood can be used.

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Yes that concern was immediately apparent. I scrunched up news paper and packed every hole as tight as I could. I will double check of course.


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Originally Posted by BillyBloodPython

Yes that concern was immediately apparent. I scrunched up news paper and packed every hole as tight as I could. I will double check of course.


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Newspaper can get damp & compress, or just fall out. I'd plan a more permanent fix. Small holes, you can just use silicone seal by itself, but bear in mind that when it's applied too thick, it takes a long time to off-gas (lung-irritating, vinegar-like fumes) & completely dry, so if you use that, take it out for repairs.

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

Newspaper can get damp & compress, or just fall out. I'd plan a more permanent fix. Small holes, you can just use silicone seal by itself, but bear in mind that when it's applied too thick, it takes a long time to off-gas (lung-irritating, vinegar-like fumes) & completely dry, so if you use that, take it out for repairs.

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Ok thank you so much for the advice


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