Boa not eating

[mark24]

what you could try is cutting little pieces off a mouse so the scent is stronger hold in front of his face so he can smell it for a couple seconds then set it down he sould eat it. (i was having thee same problem with my bullsnake he wasnt eating for 2 months an i did that an eat it in a matter of seconds)

[Jay]

Originally Posted by mark24

what you could try is cutting little pieces off a mouse so the scent is stronger hold in front of his face so he can smell it for a couple seconds then set it down he sould eat it. (i was having thee same problem with my bullsnake he wasnt eating for 2 months an i did that an eat it in a matter of seconds)

Great advice for a colubrid.

[Aaron_S]

Originally Posted by mark24

what you could try is cutting little pieces off a mouse so the scent is stronger hold in front of his face so he can smell it for a couple seconds then set it down he sould eat it. (i was having thee same problem with my bullsnake he wasnt eating for 2 months an i did that an eat it in a matter of seconds)

Awesome. I'm sure the mouse butcher in the wild makes a wicked lean filet cut for all the problematic snakes.

Personally, I just stick to whole prey, consistently offered.

I had a snake hatch out last year, it went about 3 months without a meal and it lived purely on the yolk it absorbed. I tried a few tricks and gave up and went back to the basics. Live hopper, every 5 days. She finally ate and is a great feeder now. Being consistent is key.

[mark24]

Originally Posted by Aaron_S

Awesome. I'm sure the mouse butcher in the wild makes a wicked lean filet cut for all the problematic snakes.

Personally, I just stick to whole prey, consistently offered.

I had a snake hatch out last year, it went about 3 months without a meal and it lived purely on the yolk it absorbed. I tried a few tricks and gave up and went back to the basics. Live hopper, every 5 days. She finally ate and is a great feeder now. Being consistent is key.

For me I tried f/t mice an live mice nothing worked then I had I fresh killed mouse cut so pieces for my garter snakes then I tried to feed my bull snake an he finally ate if it worked for me I don't see if it worked for me why it wouldn't work for someone else