Quote Originally Posted by KMG View Post
Not my Dum. He caught the rat in mid air last feeding day. He's a nut! Smacking the glass... Walls.... Whatever!

I have a few aggressive feeders but he's on another level.


I have 5 in shed right now so I've just been waiting to feed.
My first Dum is the sensitive feeder. It's been a constant battle with him for over a year. I've gotten some excellent help from folks here, though, and from a keeper in another group whose Dum refused to eat off of tongs until he was six years old(!). I'm hoping it won't take this guy as long, but letting him have the quail he prefers, and drop feeding him late at night in a dark room seems to have worked. I realize that this isn't unusual with young Dums but understanding it intellectually versus living with it are two different experiences! I have a good track record with getting shy or reluctant snakes to eat, and I've never even had a stubborn Ball Python be as much of a challenge as he has been. I think we've gotten past the worst of it, though.

The Dum I recently adopted is just the opposite. His feeding response is really intense, which I love! Because of that, I also started target training him immediately. I think he's going to be a big guy and I know Dums aren't a giant snake, but I am a small woman and I want to be sure his feeding response is focused and moderated once he's an adult.