I'm fostering a baby kenyan sand boa which they bought the week before christmas, and it hasn't eaten yet for them. It is a very young baby. Maybe 5" long, and it does appear that she has lost some weight because she has a bit of a neck, and sand boas are known for their necklessness.

I had been walking them through the husbandry requirements for sand boas (they bought it from a pet store which told them nothing useful) the owner (a boy) has been handling her a lot even though I told them it's not a good idea at this point. He also rearranged the whole cage on her.. a 20 gallon tank I might add. I told them that a shoebox is much better, but they want to be able to see her and they are tight on cash so even buying a 10 gallon wasn't easy.

They did buy two ranco t-stats and 2' of flexwatt from Matt, which is very good. They have been offering f/t pinks to her every week, but she hasn't eaten any of them. She shed once for them.

So, now I have her because they're about ready to give up. She's in a shoebox with a good temperature gradient and lots to burrow in. About 5 days after I recieved her I offered her a newborn live pink. I plopped it in front of her in her cage. She flicked her tongue at it and seemed interested, but she eventually backed off of it. I left it overnight, but to no avail.

Last night (only a few days after the initial offering) I put her in a deli cup with another live pink. This one was a bit big for her, but I had nothing else to offer her. She was left overnight in her cage in the deli cup, but she didn't take it.

I'm sorry this is long, but I'm wondering if buying a pinky pump and assist feeding her would be a good idea. I don't want this baby to wither away on me.