I got my baby boa at 3 months old. She has only ever struck at me once and that was when she thought I had food. She could smell it - it was out waiting for her and I stupidly thought, oh I'll change her water first. Haha! Feed your boa first THEN do other stuff - or even wait til the next day before doing other stuff....
But seriously, Peaches is the sweeting thing ever. Great personality and no baby nippiness whatsoever. I think maybe baby boas get that reputation cause they're always hungry. If they even suspect you might have food, they'll try to find it.
On that note, one additional piece of advice - do NOT overfeed your boa! They must be grown slowly for good health. Adults should usually only eat once every 2-3 weeks. Babies shouldn't ever eat more than once a week and some recommend only every 10 days. I feed my baby 1 hopper every week and she's doing marvelously on that. We're moving up to a small mouse next week.
Good luck! Can't wait for pics!
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