Congrats on the Dum!!!

I wold give it a couple of more days before trying to feed it. Some Dums are shy feeders. I would try to switch it off mice ASAP. At 18-24in the snake should be feeding on rat pups. Rats are heavy boned that mice, which means more calcium, and more nutritious overall.

She definitely needs a bigger tank. a 40gal would be great and would last it another year or two. But a "forever" cage should be at least 4ftx2ftx15in.

Keep humidity under 60%, 90 degree hot spot & mid to high 70's on the cool end. You can give it a hide if you want. But if your aspen is deep enough, it will be more apt to burrow in it and not use a hide. I generally put pieces of crumpled newpaper on top of the aspen.

Also, don't be surprise if she won't feed for a couple more weeks. My smallest female went off feed for a full year when she was just a year old. And has been eating like a sumo wrestler ever since.

You will find out that Dums are different than regular boas. There are some similarities, but not many.

GOOD LUCK & BE PATIENT!!

Pat
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Pat Higdon
Oklahoma City Herpetological Society Member
1.4.1 dumerils boas, 1.1 albino burmese python, 1.2 ball pythons, 2.2.1 bearded dragons, 2.2.1 leopard geckos & 0.0.1 sulcata tortoise

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