Pics of your Dumerils?

Can you guys please post pics of your dumerils along with gender, age, weight, and length? Thanks!

YAY.

Female, 3.5 years old, no idea what weight, about 5'8" stretched out

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Variation in her enclosure, depending on however I set it up after cleaning it. LOL

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Here's Luna. She is a little 22 inch worm now, was 18 inch when I got her. No idea on her weight as I forgot to weigh her lol. She is about 6 months old now. Was about 2 months old when I got her.
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Wow, beautiful animals!!

Male, about two years old, was around 500 grams last time he was weighed but that was several months ago

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This is against a stack of 4' cages for size
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Really nice!! I can't wait to get mine!!! Thanks so much for posting!!

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Originally Posted by cletus

Really nice!! I can't wait to get mine!!! Thanks so much for posting!!

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Ditto!

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Originally Posted by JessPets

Ditto!

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Originally Posted by cletus

Really nice!! I can't wait to get mine!!! Thanks so much for posting!!

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Ditto their dittos LOL

Anyone else want to show off their dumerils?

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Originally Posted by JessPets

Anyone else want to show off their dumerils?

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I think we're the only active users on the forum who have dumeril's LOL

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Originally Posted by redshepherd

I think we're the only active users on the forum who have dumeril's LOL

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Really?! I'm surprised, considering they seem like the ideal snake- they get a decent size, not too big, not too small; absolutely beautiful; not super expensive; docile personalities. Is there any reason they aren't more popular?

"Ideal snake" is subjective. Some people like snakes because of the variety of morphs to create neat looking variations. Some like exotic snakes that are nice to look at, but not to touch. Dumerils have no cool morphs and hide a lot, so you can't see them.

But like you, I like Dums for the qualities you mentioned. They make a nice pet snake that is not skittish, doesn't mind being handled and has nice size. I happen to think they're beautiful too.

These are old pics, which is why I haven't posted them. I'll post some new ones next time I take him/her out (I thought he was male, but recently I looked and couldn't find any spurs, so now I'm not sure). In any case he's 7 months old and about 180g.

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Originally Posted by JessPets

Really?! I'm surprised, considering they seem like the ideal snake- they get a decent size, not too big, not too small; absolutely beautiful; not super expensive; docile personalities. Is there any reason they aren't more popular?

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I think they're relatively popular, for a more "exotic" snake. You could join the "Dumeril's boa lovers" group on facebook- everyone there has a dum or two!

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Originally Posted by redshepherd

I think they're relatively popular, for a more "exotic" snake. You could join the "Dumeril's boa lovers" group on facebook- everyone there has a dum or two!

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I did that and have been in contact with a number of breeders, nice to see all of them. Also found some through fauna at pet Kingdom in Ca, they are sending me pics today or Monday.

It's been forever since I've said hello or even logged in on the forums! Let's see if I remember how to post a picture...

Myself and my little sweetheart, David Bowie! SHE is about 10 years old now, slightly bigger than in these photos. 22lbs give or take, and I think 7ft when I last checked. Such a puppy dog, Dumeril's are the prettiest snakes there are!

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Wow, beautiful snake!

Great looking Dum! :)

Some really cool pics! Thanks for posting!

I'm currently looking to purchase a dumeril. Do they need to be kept on aspen or cypress?? My other setups all have the uline indented kraft paper which I prefer for cleanliness but need to know about Dumerils.

Any advice.

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I keep mine on coco, but others use aspen, cypress or newspaper. They enjoy burrowing which is why I prefer the coco. If on paper you'll just want to make sure you provide hides. I think bcr has said she gives hers a towel to burrow under.


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I'm using that reptichip, coco stuff at the moment and my burrowers seem to love be buried in it but the dumerils also hangs out in the hides or in the cork tube, as long as there's something to hide in or under I think you'll be ok.

Yes, if I can continue to use the kraft paper and provide two hides - that you think would be fine?? I guess each animal is different and I may just need to experiment a bit.

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cool, a towel is a good idea. I really would prefer to keep using the paper. So much easier to keep everything pristine clean in my opinion.

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Originally Posted by L.West

cool, a towel is a good idea. I really would prefer to keep using the paper. So much easier to keep everything pristine clean in my opinion.

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When I first gave my dumeril's paper towel, she would repeatedly try to burrow into it and mess it up LOL. I did provide two hides. But maybe your dum will be fine with it, who knows! I use harlan teklad aspen for my dum now that she can burrow into, but I'm sure reptichip would be great too.

My other concern with aspen or cypress is them eating some when we feed them. Is that an issue

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Originally Posted by L.West

My other concern with aspen or cypress is them eating some when we feed them. Is that an issue

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Keep the dum healthy in correct temps, and it is not a problem. They are able to digest bones and teeth.

When they get substrate stuck in their mouth, they do a good job of getting it out too.

If you're worried, you can always place a plastic lid into the enclosure and feed on top of that.

I just secured my new dumeril today. So excited. Waiting for my new t8 cage to arrive before having him shipped.

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Originally Posted by L.West

I just secured my new dumeril today. So excited. Waiting for my new t8 cage to arrive before having him shipped.

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Cool. How old is he?


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