Quote Originally Posted by j_h_smith View Post
Yes, in my opinion, a female Dumeril has the most agressive feeding response around. I had one really BIG girl that would almost jump out of her enclosure to get to her large rat. She would also take a bite out of any male put into her enclosure for breeding. I found that if I put her into the male's enclosure, she would be receptive, but not the other way. But she was the odd one, most of mine were great pets as well as really good breeding stock.

But as you said, I wouldn't try to pet them when feeding them.
Jim Smith
I know what you mean. My male Dumerils has come flying out of his tub a couple of times and snatched the rat off of the tongs before I have a chance to even get it near the tub. As soon as I popped the latch on the lid...BAM. I used to have his tub on the top shelf, which meant it was almost the same height as my face. But, after I saw the distance that he can strike, I have reconfigured my set-up...