I have had two baby boas that showed zero interest in food and would, like yours, actually turn away from the mice as if afraid of them. I was told to put them in a small paper bag with a live mouse too small to harm the snake and to leave it overnight. Every time I tried this the snakes fed fairly quickly without the need to leave them in the bag overnight. I don't know why it works but it does. I have tried putting them in other small containers (i.e. deli cups)with mice, with no results, but small brown paper bags have always done the trick.

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• Central American Boas still not eating -msg - koashmar, Sat Nov 20 14:01:40 2004
• Additional notes -msg - koashmar, Sat Nov 20 14:10:33 2004
• RE: Additional notes -msg - Classic_Dums, Sat Nov 20 16:07:25 2004
• RE: Additional notes -msg - chicagopsych, Sat Nov 20 17:06:16 2004
• Stupid question, but won't the mouse chew through the bag? n/m - koashmar, Sat Nov 20 17:27:34 2004
• not fuzzies or small hoppers - chicagopsych, Sat Nov 20 23:40:29 2004
• RE: Central American Boas still not eating -msg - viperbitex, Sat Nov 20 18:03:29 2004
• i would imagine chicken feet are too big for baby boas... - onlyboas, Sat Nov 20 18:53:57 2004