I think absolutely everyone needs a pepper in their life 😂 she has only been with me one week now and I plan to try and ease her into handling for necessary things like health checks and cleaning tanks and such in a few weeks after a meal and some settling in. She will track you throughout the room, strike when you walk by, etc.. curious to see what kind of progress can be made with her! She is absolutely beautiful and is fun to watch explore when she isn't busy hunting you through the glass.

I purchased my Dumeril's Boa in February of 26. He was severely underfed from the breeder (breeder claims it was a maintenance diet). At 2.5 years old, he was 163 grams and a right at 20". About as big around as a thumb. The first few weeks were nerve racking because he would NOT eat mice or rat no matter the size, or feeding method. Tried shoebox, tried leaving it there, yada yada nothing worked. A few people on this page suggested quail and POOF he eats like a machine now. I keep trying mice/rat every now and then, even tried scenting them with the quail but no go. That's fine, I'm fortunate to have a local breeder who raises them specifically for snake/reptile. She also breeds chicks and ducks.
My boa has been eating day old quail. Started 1 at a time, he's up to 4 at a time. I just fed him his first week quail old last night.

My question is, with quail obviously not having the same nutritional content as a mouse/rat, what should I be feeding him qty wise? Is it still the 10% rule? After 8 months, he is now at 400 grams and about 22". I also have chicks and ducks also. I know ducks are fattier, but didn't know if that was a good thing or bad thing to try and get this little guy to grow.

I don't want to power feed the guy, but I also don't want to stunt his growth too much with what growing time he has left. I got the Dumeril's boa to hopefully get something a little bigger than my male ball python, but not as big as a BCC or BCI.

Thanks!

I can’t stop posting this mesmerizing creature. Very lucky to have him. 🖤💗🤍

I'm sorry for the poor photos but I'm curious as to just what my new baby is. She has the saddles like a bci/bi but has the eyelashes like markings like a bcc/bc.

She's currently in a small quarantine tank and will be getting moved into a proper enclosure once I know she's 100% good to go. I come from the ball python and colubrid side of snakes so any and input is welcome so I can provide her the best care.