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Originally Posted by Sauzo

Why a couple weeks to pick him up though? You want them wee little. They are so adorable then. My little girl is all of 18" if that and she is so cute lol.

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He's about 3 months old now. The seller will ship, but I am going to be in her area in a couple weeks, so I just wanted to save on shipping cost. I'm cheap like that lol.



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Some very young dumeril's have trouble getting started with eating and all, so I'd prefer them a little older too.

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Originally Posted by BPGator

He's about 3 months old now. The seller will ship, but I am going to be in her area in a couple weeks, so I just wanted to save on shipping cost. I'm cheap like that lol.



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Oh I gotcha. Makes sense :)

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Originally Posted by redshepherd

Some very young dumeril's have trouble getting started with eating and all, so I'd prefer them a little older too.

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I must be lucky then. Mine is a pig and ate 3 times for me in just under 2 weeks. And she isn't shy about eating lol. I just bonk her body with the F/T hopper mouse since half the time I don't know where her head is and then you see the aspen move and a little tongue flicking out from aspen. Then the head rises like a submarine periscope and I just move the hopper over to her face and she grabs it and starts swallowing, no constricting or anything, just starts swallowing while I'm holding the tail still lol.

Oh and that's not her normal feeding schedule. I generally like to make sure new snakes are eating good and strong so I usually feed them on a higher than normal schedule for a week or two. Then after I make sure they are pooping/peeing good and eating well, I cut them back to their normal schedule.

Womas have the easiest husbandry. Our three are great feeders however 1 has such a strong feeding response she has to be removed with a hook prior to handling even then you can tell she is still looking for an angle to swallow my hand. The other two are easy peasy and my two daughters handle them. None of them are defensive at all. I will also add they are very active and curious. If they see the slightest movement in the room they come investigate.