Need some input from you fine folks

[TROYG]

I just got a text from a buddy telling me he has another friend who has a breeding pair of dumeril's for sale. Which is a bit odd because my wife and I were talking this morning about possibly getting a boa. She likes the red tails and I like the rainbows. But thats off topic, so the price seems good $200 for the snakes and $400 with enclosures. Now we have 31 ball pythons so snakes are not new, but we have no idea about dumerils. Input of any kind would be awsome.

[DooLittle]

Boas are awesome. I can't speak for dums, as I don't have those. I haven't heard anybody that has one have anything but good to say about them though. Personally, I love my BCI's.

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[TROYG]

I just got off the phone with the guy and the snakes have mites as well, I just dealt with mites 2 days ago from some new ball pythons and they are in my quarintine rack at the moment. So I am going to have to put these guys somewhere else entirely for now if I get them. Big dilema.

[RobNJ]

I'd just pass...knowingly bringing snakes with mites into your home with other snakes is just asking for trouble...would really hate to see an "Oh no, More Mites!!!" thread a couple months down the road when it could have easily been avoided in the first place.

[DooLittle]

Yup, I'd totally pass if they have mites. Why knowingly bring that home? No thanks.

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[TheWinWizard]

Skip the mites. Let them be someone else's problem.

[BFE Pets]

Id say keep looking. I rescued my first dum a few months ago and just picked up 1.1 sub adults for $150. so the price is good but knowingly bringing in mites is just asking for trouble! If the enclosures are made of wood then you are in for a real treat trying to get rid of them also.

[TROYG]

I didn't see all these posts until I got back....So here is what I thought, I just started treating for mites 2 days ago so I thought I can do this. I set up a quarentine in my living room now, when I got to the sellers house I treated the cages at his place, and everything in them. They are glass not wood. Their husbandry was crap the humidity was crap the female has a stuck shed and she is the sweetest little thing ever. The seller was afraid to handle the male so I had to just reach in and pick him up, he was awsome. Nothing to fear here but the humans providing inadequate care. Both snakes were freezing cold as well. So I took them. I also took every precaution I could with the mites before taking them out of there. I used the nix solution and sprayed them down and put them in pillow cases that I sprayed as well. I know about the contoversy PAM or NIX. Love it or hate it, everyone has a preference. Any hooo..they were not being treated with anything else so this was better than nothing. A couple hours in the pillow cases and dead mites happy snakes. I probably should have not brought them home but there was no way I could leave them there. And I do have 3 cans of PAM coming this week as well for a back up.
Thankyou everyone for the advice though, and I know I won't have anyone to blame for the mites but myself but I could not just walk away.

[Capray]

Welhp, glad they are rescued! Dums are great, they are basically the same size as a BCI. They have really cool pattern, and are generally friendly.
PICS PICS PIIICS!

[BFE Pets]

Well the deed is done so.... I love dums! I hope they bring you as much joy as mine have brought me. I had a bout with mites in 2010. I succesfully got rid of them in a week using an iodine solution bath and daily cage cleaning. For any reason they dont work out for you let me know. Id be happy to give them a home after the mites are gone. lol They are great animals. are they adults or sub adults? Gotta get us some pics man!