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12-10-11, 10:23 PM
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Re: Profile: Black Betty
would a snake eat a rabbit if it's big enough even if it never had them before?
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12-10-11, 11:33 PM
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Re: Profile: Black Betty
the switch from rats to rabbits can be as difficult as mice to rats, it totally depends on the snake. My little boa did the switch from mice to rats without any issues, some people find it almost impossible and find themselves "fighting" with the snake.
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12-11-11, 12:36 AM
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Re: Profile: Black Betty
OMG she's huge! Is she still growing in length?
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12-11-11, 12:55 PM
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Re: Profile: Black Betty
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OMG she's huge! Is she still growing in length?
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Snakes never really stop growing. They only slow down their rate of growth as they get older. Betty is 9 yrs old now so her rate of growth has slowed down substantially but Im sure she will grow more as the years progress.
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12-11-11, 12:57 PM
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Re: Profile: Black Betty
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Originally Posted by It'sKourtneyYo
would a snake eat a rabbit if it's big enough even if it never had them before?
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We were able to feed her rabbits when we felt that she needed them. Her recent baby watched coupled with supply concerns caused us to have to switch her back to XXXL rats and that worked out fine. We dont plan on switching her back to rabbits esp since rats are more readily available to us.
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12-11-11, 01:12 PM
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Re: Profile: Black Betty
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Originally Posted by exwizard
Snakes never really stop growing. They only slow down their rate of growth as they get older. Betty is 9 yrs old now so her rate of growth has slowed down substantially but Im sure she will grow more as the years progress.
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That's what I meant. Sorry for the poor choice of words.
I know the dumerils are slow growers and some snakes initially grow faster than others. I have two rescues that were already in the 4-5' range. I was curious as to how long it took her to reach that size, especially since mine seem like babies compared to her lol
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12-11-11, 01:15 PM
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Re: Profile: Black Betty
Betty is absolutely beautiful!
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12-11-11, 01:25 PM
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Re: Profile: Black Betty
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Originally Posted by KKgal
Betty is absolutely beautiful!
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Tyvm.  I was very happy with the acquisition of this trio when we picked them up from Omaha. I only wish we still had Lulu (RIP), but Black Betty and Popeye have made nice additions to our collection and they, like Dums in general, make awesome pets.
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12-11-11, 02:15 PM
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Re: Profile: Black Betty
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Originally Posted by Rogue628
That's what I meant. Sorry for the poor choice of words.
I know the dumerils are slow growers and some snakes initially grow faster than others. I have two rescues that were already in the 4-5' range. I was curious as to how long it took her to reach that size, especially since mine seem like babies compared to her lol
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Black Betty is unusually large. Lulu wouldve been more typical of the adult Dum of 8 yrs. She was 7' long and 18 lbs. Your rescues sound like '07s or '08s. I have a few of that age and that size. Nice thing about Dums is that they dont normally get extremely large and that they remain handlable their entire lives.
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02-04-12, 03:25 PM
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Re: Profile: Black Betty
More pics of Black Betty since I got her 6' Neodesha cleaned today.
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02-04-12, 05:09 PM
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Re: Profile: Black Betty
She looks great. Still can't get over how large she is 
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02-05-12, 06:04 AM
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Re: Profile: Black Betty
Yeah sometimes I cant either. Im still thinking this was the reason the breeder didnt want me to take her out of her tote at the Omaha reptile show when we first got her (Omaha has an 8' limit).
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02-05-12, 06:09 AM
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Re: Profile: Black Betty
Blackbetty is a beast can't wait for my dum to get popeye size but still got a ways sadly
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02-05-12, 06:13 AM
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Re: Profile: Black Betty
Itll happen soon enough
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02-05-12, 06:19 AM
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Re: Profile: Black Betty
I have yet to see my dum actualy strike at any food I get a live mouse snap it neck and imy dum will only eat it if it dark and I leave the room but has a great feeding response
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