I have an 03 female that is breeding size. The thing is, she has such a slow metabolism, she only takes food every 4-5 weeks, i guess when she feels hungry. All the other times she refuses to eat.
She isn't thin or has any loose skin. She's just normal. I"m about to cool her down to get ready to breed, but want to make sure she atleast has another meal.
My question is, what tricks are there to get your boa feeding. anything to entice the sensory glands in their nostrils? Someone once told me to stick the head of the rat in chicken stock and then feed it. never tried it but sosunds interesting.
Just wondering what tricks ya'll got under your sleeves 
Thanks.
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feeding tricks
boafanatic7
Oct 23, 2006 10:41 AM
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Djinn
Oct 23, 2006 11:42 AM
I have the best luck with picky eaters when I put them in a small, dark erea with the rat. Say, inside a Rubbermaid, and put the Rubbermaid inside the snakes cage. A pillow case, or paper bag works well too. Sometimes the bag, or pillow case works better, because they can't see out of it. Some Boas are so interested in what's going on outside of their cage, they will ignore the rat. Some of my Boas will only eat if I dangle/wiggle the rat in front of them with a hemostat.
I've never heard of the chicken broth idea. Seems like it would work well.
jason
VaranusAqua
Oct 23, 2006 03:33 PM
I used the chicken brot years back with a columbian. Suprisingly worked well. Dont rmemeber where i picked that one up.
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1.0 Pastel Ball Pythons (NERD Line)
0.0.1 Water Monitors
1.1 Pastel Red Tailed boa Het. for Albino
1.1 Yellow Ackie Monitors
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BillyBoy
Oct 24, 2006 09:58 AM
I think that trick became very popular when National Geographic Explorer did a special on Dave and Tracy Barker many years ago. They showed Tracy dipping a rat into a can of chicken broth and then a blood python whacking the heck out of it.
Billy
>>I used the chicken brot years back with a columbian. Suprisingly worked well. Dont rmemeber where i picked that one up.
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>>2.3 Bearded Dragons
>>1.0 Pastel Ball Pythons (NERD Line)
>>0.0.1 Water Monitors
>>1.1 Pastel Red Tailed boa Het. for Albino
>>1.1 Yellow Ackie Monitors
>>And Counting...
