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My son bought his Dum about a year ago at a local reptile show. He was told it was about 2 years old and that it was eating small rats. He managed to get it to eat a mouse about a month later but it hasn't eaten since. He tried mice, rats, african soft furs (AFS), live and thawed nothing has worked. He bought it to my house as he gave up on it and was giving it to a friend however his friend must have changed his mind as he isn't returning his calls. I raise african soft furs (AFS) for my ball pythons so i put in a pup for a couple of days then take it out and feed it to my pythons before it dies and try again a few days later. I read that putting it in a tub helps get them to eat this is not working so far either. It seems to be drinking properly is quite active and has just finished its 6th shed since he got it about a year ago. We are really concerned it has gone at least 11 months without eating. Can anyone give me any other suggestions.

Try a quail. Dumerils really like them.

And I know some people love pulling out a snake and putting it into a "feeding bin" and then pulling it back out and putting it back into the cage after feeding. Personally I think any sort of messing with them, just prior to attempting feeding is too disruptive especially if they're problem feeders at all. Try the quail and also try a sweater box set up if it's currently in more of a display type cage. Isolate it, don't mess with it, offer food once a week and hopefully it'll turn into a more consistent feeder for you.....or a feeder at all. I've never done the quail, but I recently jump started a "freebie" Dumerils with raw chicken legs. Now he takes rats, but the raw chicken legs got him going.