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Hello. I have a 20 month old boa who has been healthy all of its life. He looks normal in every way. But he has refused to eat for the last three months. If anybody has any suggestions I would most appreciative. Thanks,
Elliott Fink

Does he appear sick or healthy? What are you feeding him? How are you feeding him?

- Damian

He appears healthy -- he's not thin. When I pick him up, he flicks out his tongue and seems alert. He moves around occasionally and looks at me when I approach him. I was feeding him small rabbits about once a month or so before he stopped eating. I then found a colossal rat in the bottom of the freezer and fed him that. He has sinced refused two rabbits. I have no more rats left to try. The strange thing is that he accepted rabbits before I fed him that colossal rat. Now he just smells the rabbits but doesn't strike at them. How can he not be hungry after 3 months?

I would buy a bag of f/t med-large rats and try one of them I think your problem will go away. Why would you want to get a male boa so big so quick I will never know, it is very unhealthy and overfeeding should be avoided. General rule of thumb for my males is one approiate sized prey item every 2 weeks.

I would agree that feeding a 20 month old male a rabbit is a bit overboard. You say he will eat rats, you have no rats left? Why not go out and buy some? I apologize if I'm sounding rude, it's not meant to be. Just seems like common sense. Especially if he ate just fine when you fed him a rat last.

- Damian