Love, a young Rosy Boa and newest addition to our collection, was given up as a snake that wouldn't eat. Less than one week at our house, and he has eaten a live pinkie mouse!

I have our Kenyan Sand Boa and Brian Barczyk to thank. We got our KSB from BHB at the Chantilly show last October. He wouldn't eat f/t pinkie mice. I emailed Brian; and he said that he was feeding live - putting the KSB and live pinkie in a deli cup and leaving it over night. In the morning, the pinkie was gone.

So I tried the same thing last night with our Rosy - in a Tupperware with holes for ventilation, in the tank to stay warm. After two hours, the pinkie was still kicking and the Rosy was still looking for a way out. I warned, "You're staying in there until morning or that thing is gone."

I got up this morning, and wa-la! It was gone. A happy Rosy emerged and took a few tours around the tank looking for more. Most likely, he could've put down three of those things, but I didn't want to waste. Next time, he'll get two.

I bet the person who had the Rosy before gave up after an hour or so. I guess you gotta go the long haul with live!

Thanks again to Brian Barczyk at BHB Enterprises and our KSB that made me ask him what to do. Sometimes, things happen for a reason.