I have some boa's that will strike the cage while thinking they are getting fed next. They can hit it pretty hard. Most have good feeding responses from my experiences. They are good eaters.

I have aspen in my cages and newspaper on top.

I use to use paper towels but I stopped because one day after feeding, I caught one of my boa's attacking and coiling up the paper towels. This can happen and if they swallow it, they can die. It has happened before.

It can happen with newspaper also but not as likely and the blood doesn't soak into it the same way and it has a different feel than paper towels.

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