Trust me you will enjoy your boa They are the BEST!
I have way more bp's than boa's but my red tail girl is definitely my favorite of the bunch!

I have actually not hooked trained my girl, she is 1.5 years old. She doesn't have a very strong feeding response, rather I just leave a f/t rat in her enclosure and she eats it maybe an hour-two hours later. So whenever I pick her up she acts like a little angel.

I agree with the massive poo. When I first got her it wasn't very bad but now it's like a huge dog got into my boa's cage and pooped!

Well enjoy your boa I can't say anything bad about them!