My Amazon tree boa will not eat .....

[chairman]

Sorry for the delay in responding.

Couple thoughts on your problem.

First, double check temperature and humidity. The snake might not have a hot enough basking spot, or the ambient is too hot and the snake is stressed.

Is a pinky large enough for a sub-adult? I thought ATB would be taking large mice if not small rats. It could be that increasing to a prey with more hair could induce feeding.

Another idea would be thawing the mouse in chicken broth to scent it a little stronger.

You could also try feeding at night, preferably when the snake is perched in a hunting pose. Possibly even with the cage covered with a blanket or towel for extra privacy.

Another strategy involves placing the snake and mouse in a small, opaque feeding tub inside the original cage and leaving them overnight. You might have to get creative with that since ATBs usually eat from a perch- maybe move the snake's perch to the tub, or find a way to place the tub around the perched snake?

[BoaGuy66]

I tried again last night. this ATB would not take the pinky. I will try again this evening, mahybe dip the pinky in chicken broth.
The ambient temp in the enclosure is about 82.
This ATB stays on the ground - don't know why - she has vines and branches in the enclosure, so I'm not sure why this animal chooses to remain on the ground. Looking at her, I sincerely doubt she would be able to take and swallow a mouse. Her neck is thinner than a pencil, I don't really know how on earth she would be able to swallow a prey item that size.
At this point, I'm just not sure what to do, or what more I can provide her or her enclosure to make her eat. Because I was concerned for her health, I took her to the Vet - he gave her an injection of B-complex Vitamins and asked me to get a stool sample to test for parasites.