Yes! New Dumerils Boa!

[jjspirko]

Well he has eaten two more PK mice so that is good.

I have only handled him three more times and he has not bitten me once or even struck at me when I go to pick him up those times. So it is better.

However, he now will strike AFTER I put him back into his viv. Generaly I put him down and as I put the top on he strikes at it. Then he gets all pissy and strikes at any movement.

So I guess he is getting "better". I will give him a few more weeks and then will start a daily handling to get him over this before he gets much bigger.

Those little suckers have long teeth!

[Pork Chops N' Corn Bread]

He is amazing!!! I love his colors and pattern. Already starting to burrow in I can see

[jjspirko]

Yea he spends a lot of time in the Aspen! Took him out tonight for a 1 minute session and he still struck at me but this time all bluff I could tell he had no intent to actually land the bite.

Want to bet soon as I loose the gloves he will get serious again?

I am just happy he was so easy to get on P/K rodents and his violent tendencies seem to be in decline. I also have determined gloves seem to be the way to go. I don't get any desire to pull back when he snaps so he never gets pinwheeled, etc.

[cassandra]

He's gorgeous! "Napolean complex" - buwhahah! I love boas...they definitely march, er...slither to their own rhythm.

[deskjet]

questin: i have alwys been fascinated by dumerils but am hesitant to purchase one because im not exactly sure what their size range is. can anyone help me

[bigballs]

i have read in "the art of keeping snakes" that they grow to 4-5 feet but i have read on the net and heard from pet shop boys that they can get to 8 feet.

[jglass38]

i have read in "the art of keeping snakes" that they grow to 4-5 feet but i have read on the net and heard from pet shop boys that they can get to 8 feet.

You are in touch with the Pet Shop Boys? That is awesome!!

[jjspirko]

His attitude continues to improve. Now I can handle him and he doesn't stirke and I can put him back in his tub and still no stirikes. For a bit he stoped trying to bite me but right after I put him back in he would strike the top of the viv.

He is getting better and still eating well. I am hoping what ever his issues are they are resolved before he gets much bigger. He still shows rapid breathing some times, a sign of stress, during or just after handling but over all it is looking good.

Most Dumerils are so calm, this guy must think he is a wild Hog Island or a tree boa,

[Steve'O]

I just got a new Dum baby male last weekend at the reptile show here in Kansas City. He was very calm the first day. Then the next day he was a bit nippy. He has been burrowing in his Aspen as well. He would not eat his frozen thawed mouse. I tried on two separate nights. I just had him out again this morning. He is a feisty little bugger! He was jumpy and tried to strike me several times and even hissed at me once. We named him Rorschach, which now seems appropriate with his bad attitude, hehe! Everyone I have talked to, says they mellow and calm with age. It sounds as if this truly is the norm for these guys.

[Patrick Long]

I just got a new Dum baby male last weekend at the reptile show here in Kansas City. He was very calm the first day. Then the next day he was a bit nippy. He has been burrowing in his Aspen as well. He would not eat his frozen thawed mouse. I tried on two separate nights. I just had him out again this morning. He is a feisty little bugger! He was jumpy and tried to strike me several times and even hissed at me once. We named him Rorschach, which now seems appropriate with his bad attitude, hehe! Everyone I have talked to, says they mellow and calm with age. It sounds as if this truly is the norm for these guys.

Yo...this is three years old. Start a new thread