New Addition

I just can't help myself, I see something I want and for the right price and it comes home with me. :P

I got this pretty little girl today when I went to the reptile store for some crickets for my cresties. From what the owner told me it seems that she hasn't been handled much, but she's still a sweet little girl. The problem is, instead of trying to bite me, she just musks on me. :puke:

I'm going to have to work with her to reach the point where I can handle her without feeling sick from the smell. :P

Here she is in her temporary tub. I have a 30 breeder I'm going to clean out and put her in this week until I buy some permanent caging early next year. Let me know what you think of her. :love:

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What exactly is she?? I love her!

Dumeril boas are so pretty. She definitely has some nice coloring to her :gj:

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Originally Posted by Ezekiel285

What exactly is she?? I love her!

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Thanks! She's a Dumeril's Ground Boa. She's still just a baby. What amazes me about her is how heavy bodied she is. I'm used to BPs and Red Tails but she's like somewhere in between. :D

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Originally Posted by heathers*bps

Dumeril boas are so pretty. She definitely has some nice coloring to her :gj:

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Thanks! I really like her. There was another female at the store that I almost got. She was a little smaller and she had a lot more color too her, but she was also darker. I really like how light this one is. :)

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Originally Posted by Kinra

Thanks! She's a Dumeril's Ground Boa. She's still just a baby. What amazes me about her is how heavy bodied she is. I'm used to BPs and Red Tails but she's like somewhere in between. :D

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She's awesome, the body type was the first thing i noticed about her since shes a boa, what are their personalities like compared to a RTB?

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Originally Posted by Ezekiel285

She's awesome, the body type was the first thing i noticed about her since shes a boa, what are their personalities like compared to a RTB?

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So far I've noticed that when she's stressed she musks instead of trying to bite like my RTB did when I first got her. Unlike my RTB she doesn't seem too interested in my hand when I reach in to touch her where as my RTB will follow my hand movements. From what I understand Dumeril's tend to have very gentle personalities where as RTBs can have attitudes some times. I'll be able to give a better comparison in a few weeks after she's had time to settle in and I've been able to interact with her more. :)

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Originally Posted by Kinra

So far I've noticed that when she's stressed she musks instead of trying to bite like my RTB did when I first got her. Unlike my RTB she doesn't seem too interested in my hand when I reach in to touch her where as my RTB will follow my hand movements. From what I understand Dumeril's tend to have very gentle personalities where as RTBs can have attitudes some times. I'll be able to give a better comparison in a few weeks after she's had time to settle in and I've been able to interact with her more. :)

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Interesting, im eager to hear whether or not she is as intelligent and curious as RTBs are.

Beautiful Dumeril's.... Great pickup...

She is beautiful. You guys are killing me with the Dumerils. I am really trying not to get one. Seems like every time I get on the Bp.net lately somebody has gotten one :P I think their colors and patterns are so awesome. Keep us updated with mom pictures please :)

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Originally Posted by Ezekiel285

Interesting, im eager to hear whether or not she is as intelligent and curious as RTBs are.

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I'll let you know how it turns out. She does seem curious but she seems more tentative than my RTB. I'm not sure if that's stress related though.

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Originally Posted by dragonboy4578

Beautiful Dumeril's.... Great pickup...

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Thank you. :)

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Originally Posted by DellaF

She is beautiful. You guys are killing me with the Dumerils. I am really trying not to get one. Seems like every time I get on the Bp.net lately somebody has gotten one :P I think their colors and patterns are so awesome. Keep us updated with mom pictures please :)

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Lol, it was actually some of the pictures of the adults that cemented my desire to have one. I'm sure I'll be posting lots of pictures of her as she grows. :D

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Originally Posted by DellaF

She is beautiful. You guys are killing me with the Dumerils. I am really trying not to get one. Seems like every time I get on the Bp.net lately somebody has gotten one :P I think their colors and patterns are so awesome. Keep us updated with mom pictures please :)

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yea ive noticed all of a sudden theres a bunch of ppl posting about dumerils. up until earlier this month i hadnt heard anything about them, started looking into them and then boom, half a dozen ppl have new dumerils, including myself :P.

my dumeril is in shed and just ate so i definitely cant mess with her which is killing me but when i first took her outta the bag and was setting her up she seemed pretty calm and inquisitive about everything so im really looking forward to her.

i went to a pet store and they had a dumeril of similar size to the one you just got and i was really thinking bout getting it but decided that was a bad idea. good luck with your new dumeril.

She is beautiful, congrats!

now you just have to go back and get the male!

She's gorgeous! Congratulations! I can't wait for my new girl to get here in a few days. I just hope she doesn't musk on me like your girl did. :P Can't wait to see more of her! :gj:

Gorgeous Dumerils!! Her pattern seems less busy along her back than most - very unusual and very pretty! She certainly likes her water bowl, lol! :rofl:

....Man....I wish our petstore would get some of these more unusual snakies in. All they ever have is corns and the occasional milk and/BP. And they do a nice job with their reptiles so I'd be interested sometimes. But no luck. ....bummer for me.... :tears:

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Originally Posted by pbjtime8908

yea ive noticed all of a sudden theres a bunch of ppl posting about dumerils. up until earlier this month i hadnt heard anything about them, started looking into them and then boom, half a dozen ppl have new dumerils, including myself :P.

my dumeril is in shed and just ate so i definitely cant mess with her which is killing me but when i first took her outta the bag and was setting her up she seemed pretty calm and inquisitive about everything so im really looking forward to her.

i went to a pet store and they had a dumeril of similar size to the one you just got and i was really thinking bout getting it but decided that was a bad idea. good luck with your new dumeril.

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Lol, one of the things I've noticed is that we seem to do things almost as a group. I've noticed a lot of people seem to get the same morph around the same time. I think this site is the problem. Someone will post an amazing picture and people will think I need one of those! :P

I'm trying to let my girl settle in, the only reason I took pictures is because she left a nice mess in the tub shortly after I put her in it. >_<

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Originally Posted by jball1125

She is beautiful, congrats!

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Thank you! :)

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Originally Posted by Reakt20

now you just have to go back and get the male!

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Haha, I will probably wait on the male. I think there is a good chance all of the ones he has are related and I'd like an unrelated pair. :D

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Originally Posted by WarriorPrincess90

She's gorgeous! Congratulations! I can't wait for my new girl to get here in a few days. I just hope she doesn't musk on me like your girl did. :P Can't wait to see more of her! :gj:

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Thank you. :D I hope your's doesn't musk on you either (it smells nasty), I can't wait to see pictures of yours. :)

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Originally Posted by Evenstar

Gorgeous Dumerils!! Her pattern seems less busy along her back than most - very unusual and very pretty! She certainly likes her water bowl, lol! :rofl:

....Man....I wish our petstore would get some of these more unusual snakies in. All they ever have is corns and the occasional milk and/BP. And they do a nice job with their reptiles so I'd be interested sometimes. But no luck. ....bummer for me.... :tears:

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Thanks! She does seem to love the water bowl, so much so that I think I'm going to buy a tub to put in her tank as a water dish instead of the smaller bowl I have. I honestly think she was drinking at one point so that if she felt the need to she could pee on me, but that might be giving her too much credit. :rolleyes:

I love and hate having a really nice specialty reptile store within driving distance because while it's nice to have a good supplier locally it's hard to resist temptation not to bring anything home with me. I did contemplate buying her before I went to the store but I was really hoping I could resist. So it's both a blessing and a curse. :P

Nice pick up, she's a beauty. Just make sure there aren't any mites on her. The water bowl deal.

I'm dying to get a boa, but I'm scared of IBD. Beautiful pickup.

beautiful snake man! definate :gj: coloring and patterning is amazing on that one.

Wow, she is stunning!!!! I told myself I was done adding any snakes to my collection and now you've got me thinking - LOL!!!!

I would like one snake that gets larger than my bp's and I think a dumeril is probably my best option.

I don't know if I can convince my husband on this idea though.

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Originally Posted by that_dc5

I'm dying to get a boa, but I'm scared of IBD. Beautiful pickup.

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IBD really isn't as prevelant as you might think. If you buy from a reputable breeder, you really don't have too much to worry about. Or from a reputable store like Kindra did, that's ok too - especially if the boa is older and you can observe it for awhile before buying, you're better off. Just do a strict quarantine for new boas and you'll be fine as long as you educate yourself about the source - that's the most effective way to avoid IBD. :gj:

Feel free to PM me for more details if you're really interested in a boa. ;)

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Originally Posted by TheWinWizard

Nice pick up, she's a beauty. Just make sure there aren't any mites on her. The water bowl deal.

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Thanks! :) I've been on the lookout for mites, but I think she likes the water bowl because she's in a tub without a hide at the moment and the water makes her feel more secure.

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Originally Posted by that_dc5

I'm dying to get a boa, but I'm scared of IBD. Beautiful pickup.

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Thanks, boas are amazing. Initially I was concerned about IBD until I realized 90% of what I was reading about it was from the 1980s. While it will always be a concern if you buy from a good source then there is a good chance you won't come across it. :)

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Originally Posted by arkansaspythons

beautiful snake man! definate :gj: coloring and patterning is amazing on that one.

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Thanks! I really like her (even if she is fond of musking on me :P). :)

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Originally Posted by L.West

Wow, she is stunning!!!! I told myself I was done adding any snakes to my collection and now you've got me thinking - LOL!!!!

I would like one snake that gets larger than my bp's and I think a dumeril is probably my best option.

I don't know if I can convince my husband on this idea though.

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Thanks! :)

I've given up on telling myself I'm done for a while. Ever time I say it I'm just lying to myself it seems because next week I'm getting something new in. :rolleyes:

Dumeril's are amazing, but I also love my hypo jungle RTB. She's my pretty little princess. :D

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Originally Posted by Evenstar

IBD really isn't as prevelant as you might think. If you buy from a reputable breeder, you really don't have too much to worry about. Or from a reputable store like Kindra did, that's ok too - especially if the boa is older and you can observe it for awhile before buying, you're better off. Just do a strict quarantine for new boas and you'll be fine as long as you educate yourself about the source - that's the most effective way to avoid IBD. :gj:

Feel free to PM me for more details if you're really interested in a boa. ;)

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