Show me your Duremils!

I already have a Ball Python and a Red Tail Boa, I've had these guys for several years and am looking to finally add another to my collection.

I'm looking specifically at a Duremil's Boa, so if you own a Duremils, please show me pictures and tell me how his or her temperament is! Also, if you know of any good breeders, I'm open to suggestions.

Mine is still young and was a very picky eater at first. Took 2 months or so before she settled in and started really feeding on a schedule.

A very laid back snake. If you are thinking about getting one, do it!
I don't think you'll be disappointed.

I picked my up at a local expo.

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I love my dumerils! Very picky eater at first but once she settled in she's an eating machine now. Her she is! She's just over 700 grams and I'd say around 3 feet.
These pictures do her colors no justice :rolleyes:

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These are awesome awesome snakes.

I also got my baby girl at our local expo. I don't know of a breeder other than Moonlight Boas - but I have heard that they are very good.

Dums can be fairly picky at first, but generally they come around as they grow up a wee bit. Mine didn't eat with me for the first month I had her! But she never misses a meal now, even in shed.

These are very underrated snakes and are really great to work with. I highly recommend them as a first boa and even for folks with a lot of boa experience. They are truly a joy to have around!

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I also got my baby girl at our local expo. I don't know of a breeder other than Moonlight Boas - but I have heard that they are very good.

Dums can be fairly picky at first, but generally they come around as they grow up a wee bit. Mine didn't eat with me for the first month I had her! But she never misses a meal now, even in shed.

These are very underrated snakes and are really great to work with. I highly recommend them as a first boa and even for folks with a lot of boa experience. They are truly a joy to have around!

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LOVE that red/orange coloration around the edges!!!!!!

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LOVE that red/orange coloration around the edges!!!!!!

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Thanks!! She's actually much more red/pink in person. I prize the high pink lines and the rosette patterns. Now to find a male as good as her..... :P

How often do they pee? Are they like BCI in pooping and peeing?

mine was a pain to get feeding but now she eats every week. she hits so hard sometimes the tail pops off the rat!. mine urates about 2 times a week sometimes 3 times and poo's every 2 ish weeks. they say they grow slow but mine shot from 125 grams in november to now about 525 as of last week. feeding once a week.

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Thanks!! She's actually much more red/pink in person. I prize the high pink lines and the rosette patterns. Now to find a male as good as her..... :P

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When ya find him and start making lil ones...let me know!! Where did you get her from?

I have been battling with this girl for a while now to get her on frozen thawed... without luck.
but here is my little brat anyway :)

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How often do they pee? Are they like BCI in pooping and peeing?

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mine was a pain to get feeding but now she eats every week. she hits so hard sometimes the tail pops off the rat!. mine urates about 2 times a week sometimes 3 times and poo's every 2 ish weeks. they say they grow slow but mine shot from 125 grams in november to now about 525 as of last week. feeding once a week.

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I'd agree with this. I feed once a week too and mine poos about every 10-14 days and I find urates a little more frequently. My baby is still pretty young - she's about 230gm.

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When ya find him and start making lil ones...let me know!! Where did you get her from?

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I got her from Randy (?) with World Wide Reptiles at our local reptile expo in Taylor, MI. She was on a table with a bunch of colubrids. I have yet to see another like her. But I am looking!! One day, I will! And, yes, I'll let you know! There aren't too many folks working with Dums and I'd like to be one of them. But I strive for superior quality so I won't pick just any male for her - he's gotta be perfect! :D

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I have been battling with this girl for a while now to get her on frozen thawed... without luck.
but here is my little brat anyway :)

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I've had my girl for almost a year now and she JUST started eating f/t :rolleyes:

I still haven't seen mine take her food. I have to leave it in and walk away.

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I still haven't seen mine take her food. I have to leave it in and walk away.

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I still have to do this! Haha I call her a "closet eater" :D

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I've had my girl for almost a year now and she JUST started eating f/t :rolleyes:

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That is almost reassuring lol! She will eat fresh killed, but when it has been dead a while she just puts her face on it and then recoils.. We do this dance where I only offer FT for the longest time, and then cave when I worry she is starting to loose weight and feed fresh killed. Its nice to know I am not the only one having issues feeding my Dum. She does take fresh killed like a beast though :P

I have had her almost 2 years now, I didn't start trying to feed FT until she was big enough for large rats.. wish I had started earlier..

I have a 4 year old male and a yearling female. The male is 5'4" long and 3700g (rougly 8lbs). The female is about 2 feet long (hard to measure her little squirmy body lol) and about 300g. Both are totally mellow and have never bitten me, and they eat f/t rats without a problem. The breeder I got my female from (Jared at Reptile Mogul in Tempe, AZ) was feeding her fresh killed, but I've only fed her f/t since I've had her. My male is a closet eater, but the female will take the rat from my hand.

Male - Andry

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Female - Anja

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I have two juvenile dumerils, both female.
Olivia is a 2011, I was told. Odyssey is a 2012. Both took patience to switch from live to f/t. Olivia took 4 months, Odyssey 2 months. They were on mice so I tried f/t mice. They refused every time. What worked (wish I tried sooner) was offering rat instead of mice, and HUGE prey. They had to be moved to look like live to start them off, but now those two don't care if it is moved or not. If I move the rat they strike and constrict, if I leave it limp they just lazily eat with no constricting.
Olivia was a sweetheart from the beginning, and not shy at all http://oi44.tinypic.com/2uo4f8j.jpg
will finish post when I get back home

Well because I am slow.. I don't know how to edit my previous post haha... if a mod comes along please merge the two posts.

This is Odyssey. She is a bit shy. I got her as being a mean and bitey girl to her previous owner (never to me). I think it was because she was having a mouse shoved in her face daily because she refused to eat, and it made her grumpy.
She is still shy but not as bad as before and has never bit me.
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Olivia is darker and more brown and has a neat 'O' on her head, while Odyssey is light and peachy-ish.

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Olivia again

Overall I think Dums are awesome! Both of my girls are lazy, laid back, and sweet. They would rather move away if annoyed than try to bite. My western hognose is the nasty one!

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