Khaleesi Progression Thread (Dumerils)

Hey everyone,

So after I posted about khaleesi a couple months back, I have been getting a lot of emails in regards to her and figured I put together a progression thread. I have had many reptiles and snakes in my life and I am hoping to be able to answer anyones questions in regards to dumerils. This thread will follow everything from growth to issues to cage builds to everything in between. Below are some quick facts about her.

Age- 1 year 8 months
Birthday- August 8th 2016
Breeder- Samual at BC creature ( cant recommend him enough)
How I got her- Morph Market
When I got her- September 2017
Feeding schedule- Every 14 days
Feeding issues- none (I got lucky, came well established from Samual)
Feeder size- small rats
Feeder source- perfect prey ( their feeders are on the smaller size, which I prefer)
Size- Huge for a dumerils of her age, she just wont stop growing, her length is about 46 inches give or take.
Observed shedding schedule- every 6 weeks to 8 weeks
Shedding timeline- 10-14 days
Cool side temperature- 77/78
Warm side- 84-86
Hot spot 88-90
Current cage size - 48x18x15
Current cage build (will be done by the end of the month) - 60x24x24
Handling schedule- 4 days after she eats then every other day or what my work schedule allows me to ( she seems to enjoy being out, exploring, and sitting on my lap on the couch)
Aggression- Never! Not even an attempt to get mad, typical laid back dumerils personality.


This is picture from yesterday, completely empty.

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Couple of other pics...

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Very nice indeed, looks like she got some great pink shades on her neck
I love the markings on dumeril boas


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Thank you, yes she does have a nice salmon color on her neck, tho its turning more orange vs pink every shed. I love the natural pattern too. I love ball python morphs don’t get me wrong but there is something to be said about mother natures natural beauty.


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Good looking Dum. I love that last pic of you holding her. :)

Awesome share!! She’s gorgeous and damn big!! Lol

i just got my first dum this week. I have a male but they are about similar in age I believe.

Will be cool to see them grow side by side. I went male cause I didn’t want a beast like her !! Lol. She’s gorgeous but HUGE ahaha.

Awesome and congrats on your first dum! Can you post a pick of him? Id love to see him. And yea i wasn’t prepared for her to grow this fast or get this big haha. I just thought she would just be average size. NOPE haha, but i love every ounce of her and shes so chill its awesome. I look at it as a good thing. Yes shell be a monster but Ive never had the dreaded dumerils feeding issues.


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Oh God, this is getting out of hand, yet another snake goes on my list. :D

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Oh God, this is getting out of hand, yet another snake goes on my list. :D

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Isn’t it ridiculous how fast the list grows and grows! I have to take time away from this site every ounce and a while cause before I know it im turning whole rooms in my house into snake rooms haha.


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Originally Posted by Mstuppiello921

Awesome and congrats on your first dum! Can you post a pick of him? Id love to see him. And yea i wasn’t prepared for her to grow this fast or get this big haha. I just thought she would just be average size. NOPE haha, but i love every ounce of her and shes so chill its awesome. I look at it as a good thing. Yes shell be a monster but Ive never had the dreaded dumerils feeding issues.


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I started a thread on him when I first got him so I won’t hijack your thread too much but will leave a pic below. His name is Sushi... if you check for him you will find it. I’ll post pics soon. Going to try and feed him tonight. Wish me luck!!! I went with a well started one myself for the same reason! I hope it pays off.

My guy is very very pink/red/orange. Pretty much all through his body. I love the pink on your girls neck.

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Ooo sushi, I’ve seen your thread and actually think I posted on it! Don’t know why I didn’t put two and two together. His pinks and oranges are awesome, hopefully it stays with him into adulthood. Good luck with the feeding.


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Originally Posted by Mstuppiello921

Ooo sushi, I’ve seen your thread and actually think I posted on it! Don’t know why I didn’t put two and two together. His pinks and oranges are awesome, hopefully it stays with him into adulthood. Good luck with the feeding.


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Thank you!! He ate!! HARD!!!

may I ask why you wait 4 days to handle ?

Khaleesi is gorgeous and I love her name! Thank you for sharing such helpful information. She looks (to my fairly untrained eye, ha) to be a healthy girth for her length. I can't wait for Memphis to start gaining in size, but also slow and steady... She just took her 2nd F/T rat pup with us, so we are 2 for 2 on meals so far. :)

I look forward to following along and seeing her updates!

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Thank you!! He ate!! HARD!!!

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Congrats on the successful feeding! Yea they hit so hard!! Dumerils have a very slow metabolism, even more so then bci boas so I like to give a good amount of time to let her digest. Cause she only eats every 14 days it gives me plenty of time to handle her after the 4 days. I noticed that my girl stays buried after she eats and when shes done digesting she comes out and chills. This process usually takes 3-4 days.


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Originally Posted by WhompingWillow

Khaleesi is gorgeous and I love her name! Thank you for sharing such helpful information. She looks (to my fairly untrained eye, ha) to be a healthy girth for her length. I can't wait for Memphis to start gaining in size, but also slow and steady... She just took her 2nd F/T rat pup with us, so we are 2 for 2 on meals so far. :)

I look forward to following along and seeing her updates!

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Thank you for the kind words and congrats on the 2nd feeding! She got a little chunky in the beginning of the year and I got great advice from forum members here. I was feeding her every week which was two often, so I spaced her out to every 2 weeks and she slimed out within a month. I know a good number of people with dumerils and we all agree that once they feed a couple times in a row they never miss a meal, so ur on a great path!


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hey big guy! glad to see u around and that u still gotta snake! Khaleesi is lookin good! :)

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Originally Posted by Ax01

hey big guy! glad to see u around and that u still gotta snake! Khaleesi is lookin good! :)

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Hey ax01! Its been a while! Glad ur still on here, hows everything been? And yea after moving 6 times in two years, Im finally settled in florida and was able to get khaleesi.


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