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Ive had many snakes over the years but never bread any. I've been thinking of getting a mate for the one I have but wonder how difficult the babies are to sell and were to sell them ecx. I've never had baby snakes and think it would be so cool. Just don't want to get stuck with tons of babies that I can't get rid of eventualy. And whats the best method of breeding? Drop only the night time temp then raise it again dering the day? and how much? Can I expect a gravid femail to become aggressive? Any special care for the femail? And is is it best to start the babies on pinky or fizzy mice or rats? Any advise or experiance appr. Thanks.

Hi! Breeding most species of snakes is not a difficult process providing you set up your animals correctly. If you search the threads you can find some great info on breeding dumeril's!

I can add a couple of tidbits
*Be aware that it takes many years for dumeril's to mature
*They shouldn't be inbred under any circumstances
*Females are gravid for more than half the year
*If your husbandry is not up to par, the babies may be still born, you may get slugs, or even deformities!
*This is not something you should attempt unless you are really passionate about the species. If you can't sell the babies, you should have no problem housing, feeding, and caring for them as long as it takes to find them a good home. Last year I had eleven baby ball pythons hatch out, and it took 5-6 months for me to find them all good homes. During that time, I had them all individually housed and kept careful records on each of them(I loved every minute of it).
*Breeding Dumeril's is not a money making endevor, but a labor of love! Be happy if the hobby pays for itself, but don't plan on buying a car off your proceeds (I put all of my $ back into the hobby, I can't get enough of it all and therefore will always be in the negative).

Good luck, let us know if you have more questions!
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Thanks,
Amy
www.myboids.4t.com
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1.14 Normal ball pythons
1.0 Pastel ball pythons
0.0.1 Sinaloan Milk Snake
0.0.1 Plains Garter
0.1 Normal Kenyan Sand Boa
2.0 Anery Kenyan Sand Boa
1.0 Mid-Baja Rosy Boa
0.1 Leucistic Texas Rat
1.2 Dumeril's Boa
My list is too long, so I'll stop here!

"*Breeding Dumeril's is not a money making endevor, but a labor of love!"

Amen to that!

That's a beauty!
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Ken Roshak
BlackSwampSerpents@toast.net

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Thanks,
Love the input. I've had pet snakes for many years out of labor of love so I must be in it for all the right reasons. Thanks for all the good advise!