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Is there any tricks to getting my male Dumeril to eat ......more

jcr Feb 09, 2003 11:37 PM

He is a 02 baby and has only eaten once since Dec of 02.The female has been eating like a pig.He has shed once and that's it. Both snakes are set up the same 85 - 75 50% to 65% humidity.I have tried almost everything live mice live rats scented ft mice, ft rats. I just cant get him to eat. His weight when he arrived was 163grams and the female was 168 grams. now he is 167 and she is 330 big difference
Thank for any and all help:
JCR

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snakeman97 May 13, 2003 02:11 AM

Dumerils love baby quail. My dumerils is now 8 months old and thats all he has ever eaten and seems to be doing very well.

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