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He is the only one out of the litter that hasn't fed...he is 4 weeks old. I have tried over and over again leaving the fuzzie in there, and even putting them together in a small container.

He just shows absolutely no interest. Are there any other techniques i could try? And if i have to end up force-feeding the little guy, what is the best way to go about this?

Thanks for any advice.

Vince

>>He is the only one out of the litter that hasn't fed...he is 4 weeks old. I have tried over and over again leaving the fuzzie in there, and even putting them together in a small container.
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>>He just shows absolutely no interest. Are there any other techniques i could try? And if i have to end up force-feeding the little guy, what is the best way to go about this?
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>>Thanks for any advice.
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>>Vince

Hi,

This is the only one not feeding?
You have the rest there? What are they feeding on?
What kind of Boa is it?
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Generally speaking a boa that hasn't eaten at age one-month is not the best but shouldn't be a cause for alarm. If I had the snake and I was sure it was ok (has tongue and so on). My routine would be to set it up in a small cage with just enough aspen shavings for it to burrow if it wanted, a snug hide box and a small water dish.. and I'd leave it in a quiet place for about a week before trying to feed it again. Then I'd drop in a fuzzy mouse (live-preweaned-eyes-closed) just before I wentt to bed.
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I've had a few things go for around 100 days before eating! I didn't like it! But after a couple of seasons there was no difference between the problem ones and the others. I'd try force-feeding as a last resort if it was my boa though some people report good resultts from just putting hte meal in the boa's mouth a couple of times (not pushing it down the throat).
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Good luck.
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Thanks for the post.

Out of a litter of 23, he is the only one that hasn't fed. It is a litter of normal BCI.

They are being kept separated in shoe-box size plastic containers on paper towels. I started all the other babies on live fuzzies...on their third meal i switched to f/t and they all took.

This little guy won't touch anything. I've inspected him numerous times and he seems flawless.

If i put him on aspen bedding, with a hide box and he still won't take, at what point should i try force feeding...and if i have to...what is the best way to do this.

Thanks for your advice.

Vince