Tips:
Dangle the prey from hemostats or tongs
Move it like a live rodent would so the snake can 'see' it
If they don't take it the first time don't feed them until it's time to eat again so they will be hungrier

if that fails:
Try wetter and dryer thawed rats
Try warmer and cooler rats
Try both rats and mice, or rats on rabbits if its a large boa
Try different colors of rats, white, black and white, black
Try feeding right after dusk
Try feeding by leaving the rat in the cage overnight

I had absolutely no problem switching any of my snakes. BTW I switched because I got mites from live, but once I did t I loved it and I thought of a million other reasons why too. The only one who didn't just immediately slam the f/t mouse I had offered, was happy to slam a f/t rat. Experiment a little. Please don'e ever power feed your boa (put another rodent in the mouth of a snake that has just eaten to get it to take another one), it is not necessary and it is dangerous. Maybe more dangerous than feeding live because it can lead to regurgitation syndrome to overfeed like that. Try just offering a f/t rodent the same way you fed live, but dangle it a little. It's easy, you'll see.

Good luck,
Caden

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