The fact that your snake is hungry is a sign of a healthy baby boa! Try a rat pup, but just one. It's better to have one larger rodent than two smaller ones, as long as it is the right sized prey. Ther should still be visible evidence of feeding the day after. Not really a bulge as much as a swelling, and it will lower down the body too. Feed every seven days for now, feed one good sized rat, and you will not be overfeeding. Rat pups have a range of sizes, so just pick the smallest pup in the bag. If your rats don't come in a bag, I suggest you switch to frozen/thawed.



Good luck,

Caden





"So, my little juvenile redtail is ALWAYS hungry, it seems. I'm feeding her at least two rat pinkies per feeding, usually 6-7 days apart. But even the day afterwards, she has NO visible bumps, and is back to acting hungry. I want to move her up to rat pups this week, but I don't want to endanger her heath by overfeeding her.



So at what point do I just have to basically 'put my foot down' and say that she's had enough?"

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