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I have a yearling boa that i got last year(infact almost exactly one year ago). I first put it in with aspen shavings and it would always burrow(like they should). The problem with the aspen is that it sucked the humidity out of the cage so i switched to orchid bark(the smallest chips i could find) and it hasn't burrowed since. Any advice?

Mix the two substrates together. It will give a nice leaf litter look and should fluff the bark up a bit to make it easier to burrow in. They will disappear into the mix; it seems very natural given their color/ pattern. I used to use this mix with my Dumeril's, but now I just use cypress mulch (I actually like the mix better).
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Zoodude

1.1 Acrantophis dumerli
0.1 Python molurus bivittatus
0.0.1 Morelia veridis
1.1 Elaphe (panthertophis?) obsoleta lindheimeri
0.2 Bogertophis subocularis
1.0 Pogona henrylawsoni
0.1 Geochelone carbonaria
3.2.1 Phelsuma laticaudal laticauda
1.5.1 Eublepharus macularius
0.0.1 Lampropeltis gutulus hobrooki
2.1.12 Elaphe guttata guttata

oh you mean mix the orchid bark and aspent shaving together...hm sounds like a good idea. Thanks. Oh and one more thing. I just want to make sure it is normal for my boa not to eat prekilled food. She will eat alive(or twitching)food but even if i dangle it in front of her, she wont rat. Thanks guys

Exactly, I used about 40%shavings to 60% bark.

I have almost always been able to get my Dumeril's on F/T, including neonates. Be patient. My adult male has to have his F/T rats served on a dish. Give it time, and make sure it feels secure. Most of all, let it get hungry. Hungry snakes are less picky. Keep trying. Leave it in there overnight.
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Zoodude

1.1 Acrantophis dumerli
0.1 Python molurus bivittatus
0.0.1 Morelia veridis
1.1 Elaphe (panthertophis?) obsoleta lindheimeri
0.2 Bogertophis subocularis
1.0 Pogona henrylawsoni
0.1 Geochelone carbonaria
3.2.1 Phelsuma laticaudal laticauda
1.5.1 Eublepharus macularius
0.0.1 Lampropeltis gutulus hobrooki
2.1.12 Elaphe guttata guttata