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hey, if its feeding in a dish- i would say you have the un-shy ones that love to chill!
i have a few like that, that would eat on my hands!!! the others wont even look at it.
like i said before- dumerili are ambush hunters- therefore they sit around alot and wait. having a slower metabolism than the colombian bci (thats why alot are obese in captivity)
dums wait to eat. all the animals usually come out at night, so try it then. in the dark and leave the food on a lil' plate or a top to something. let the animal go for it, it self.
some are picky as #$%^&#$%^&#$%^&#$%^& to and would need to take live for the first few times. use pinks or fuzzies (no teeth)
also try using a black mouse when feeding. there are no white albino lab rats running around madagascar. like i said- picky!
your dum hasent eaten since december??? wow!!! i really would leave it aloneand make sure all the husbandry specs are correct!
reptiles are like robots. void of emotion, so we cant tell when they are stressed. we just have to do our best. just remember- ther are no people in madagascar playing with them. that not eating is definitly a sign. alot will sit contently in your hands and will let you pet them, others will be nervous and keep running from you, if its not eating- it is definitly stressed.
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