Re: My Dumeril's Ground Boas
GREAT Photos, thank you so much for posting these.:gj: I am in the process of deciding between a Dumeril's or an Argentine Boa. I love them both, but have been told that the Dumeril's have better temperament. What do you think?
Do you know much about Argies?
Curious to know, thanks in advance.
Re: My Dumeril's Ground Boas
My female is a sweetheart. she shows no signs of aggression at all. The male only aggressive on feeding times to the point after I drop food in the tank I have to cover the glass. otherwise he will strike at the glass anytime you walk by. But that is only at feeding time. other then that he is very handeleable
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Sweet looking snake! A dumeril is number 2 wish list.
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one of my fave boas!! BEAUTIFUL PAIR!!!
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Whodinidunit
My female is a sweetheart. she shows no signs of aggression at all. The male only aggressive on feeding times to the point after I drop food in the tank I have to cover the glass. otherwise he will strike at the glass anytime you walk by. But that is only at feeding time. other then that he is very handeleable
Nice pics, I love my Dumerils he was one the first snakes I picked up. Super nice, Craziest feeding response of any snake I own though. Long surgical tongs drop and run or I might lose a finger LOL. Swings back and forth with his mouth open like a shark sometimes.:colbert:
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I haven't really been around Argentine's much but my first Boa is a Dumeril's, he's really defensive but very friendly if that makes sense. I mean, I open his cage and he will hiss and strike, if I set him down he'll coil back, hiss, and strike at me (was trying to get some pictures of him and almost got bit on the forehead). But as long as I grab him quickly and keep him in my hands he acts fine, he'll curl around my earlobe and side of my head...and imagine trying to get a reluctant snake off of your face and back into their cage. But I can't say he's aggressive since he's never came after anyone just doesn't seem to like seeing a larger creature hovering near or over him.
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Wretched Deviant
I haven't really been around Argentine's much but my first Boa is a Dumeril's, he's really defensive but very friendly if that makes sense. I mean, I open his cage and he will hiss and strike, if I set him down he'll coil back, hiss, and strike at me (was trying to get some pictures of him and almost got bit on the forehead). But as long as I grab him quickly and keep him in my hands he acts fine, he'll curl around my earlobe and side of my head...and imagine trying to get a reluctant snake off of your face and back into their cage. But I can't say he's aggressive since he's never came after anyone just doesn't seem to like seeing a larger creature hovering near or over him.
LOL! you need a hook!! I always go hook first with all of my snakes to show a difference to them that it is not feeding time. My Dumerils is not the one I want to make a mistake with. Once I tap them with the hook the head goes down and usually the opposite direction of my hand. If I grabbed my Dumerils quickly I would be quickly getting some stitches :colbert: I don't like stitches
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I've never had that experience with either my male or my female. as long as it is not feeding time, I cant reach in and grab them with no issues. My female has never even as much as hissed at me. She's very inquisitive.
Its te male that gets really weird when he has food in his tank like "It's Mine", "Dont even think of taking it", "leave it alone" as he snaps at the glass anytime I walk by. But once the food is gone he's as calm as can be
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I have had several Dumerils. Only one now, but I don't think I have ever seen or heard of an agressive dumerils. All of mine have been incredibly docile. Especially the female I have at the moment. That's a nice looking specimen, BTW.
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God I love Dumeril's! I purchased a female at the Phoenix Expo in 2008 and even though she refused food a lot she was great to have with beautiful coloration. I sold her because I wanted to start my collection with mainly Ball pythons and other species of pythons since I want to start breeding. I would've kept her but it was such a hassle with her refusing F/T then eating it sometimes then having to feed her live and stuff. Your Dumeril's are beautiful! Do you plan on breeding?
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I love dumeril's. Their patterns sorta remind me of gaboon's.
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Gorgeous Dums!!
(Yes, the patterns do look a bit like Gabby patterns, now that you mention it...)
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I have 2 dumerils and love them above my other snakes. Both very docile.
The female is about 5ft long and the young male is about 3ft now.
Neither hiss or strike at me ever. They may puff a little and stiffen or startle when I first open their cage, but once my hand is on them (no need for a hook with them) they just melt like butter.
Your snakes are beautiful. Maybe it's just me, but they do seem to be on the fat side. How much and how often do you feed them?
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Your snakes are beautiful. Maybe it's just me, but they do seem to be on the fat side. How much and how often do you feed them?
The female is big and I am working on dropping her weight down. She was power fed by previous owners for breeding purposes. When I got her they were saying she was eating colossal rats or 1lb rabbits weekly. I have since cut her down to a jumbo rat biweekly.
