Try giving her as many rats as she wants to eat every five days (or whenever she starts looking for food again). One rodent generally isn't enough to keep most snakes satisfied for more than a few days... It isn't unusual at for a boa of her age to want three or more appropriately-sized rodents every feeding period, and I have three 2007 Kenyan Sand Boas that eat 3-4 hoppers every week. Growing snakes need a lot of food to fuel their growth (and it's instictive to try to find a lot of food), so offering her more rats will keep her satisfied longer.



Hope that helps.
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- Natalie

(San Francisco Bay Area)

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