It just sounds like your new boa has a very good feeding responce. Just use a pair of tongs to hold the mouse or rat, that way you put a little more distance between your hungry snake and your hand.

Just so you know, this type of behavior is very typical of a healthy boa. All of ours know when it is feeding day, and are waiting eagerly at the door for their rats. Sometimes so eagerly that they hit the door a time or two before I can even get it open.

Because we feed ours in their enclosures, we also use a snake hook to assist in taking them our of their house. I feel using a hook is a good idea even if you feed in a seperate enclosure, just so there are no mistakes about whether the warm object coming in their house is a rat or a hand.

Hope this helps you out. Enjoy your new friend.

Kathy

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