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I recently just got a baby amazon tree boa about 3 weeks ago but it has refused to eat .

The store i got it from says it has eaten before and it's getting quite frustrating trying to get him to eat. its eating pinky mice. The temperature in the enclosure is perfect and the humidity is around 70. any tips or tricks will be helpful!!!

please

thanks, greg

Make sure you've got a hide. For the most part ATBs don't need a hide but I've found pick eaters when given a dark hide will come around. Also make sure the pink is really piping hot.

Jeremy

Yes I would definitely try heating up the pink if you have not already tried. They will lock on to the heat and be more likely to strike at it. That has helped me alot with young problem feeders I have had.

Just to add to what has already been stated. Heating the pinky to the point it almost splits open from the heat has always worked for me and picky newborns. Also make sure you use long forceps, hemostats or tweezers. You don't want your body heat confusing the snake. So the farther away you are from the food being offered the better. Sometimes they will lock onto your heat signature and not the pinkie. Hope this helps.
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Charles Koutris

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jeff pfeifer

It applies to all Tree Boas, no matter what age they are. Very few recognize anything under 110 degrees as food. I've had some Amazons that would eat room temp F/T rodents, but they were a very small minority.
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