+1 To Sauzo. My lipstick albino big girl is extremely lazy, and so completely puppy dog tame that she wont even constrict at all. I lay the thawed jumbo rat in her cage and she moseys on over and just swallows it. My anery however rips the rat off the forceps and crushes it until its eyeballs literally almost pop out!

Point is, you will notice distinct personalities in different boas. Preferably keep them on frozen thawed and don't over feed. Small lump in their gut for 24-48 hours usually is about right. Weekly feedings is plenty for a baby. They will display hunting behavior, but this is millions of years of evolution urging them to feed, even if not hungry. You aren't starving the boa by withholding food until the appropriate time. Its much healthier to slow grow a boa. They will have far less health issues and will live 3x as long. Natural conditions have times of famine and feast, and their metabolic capacity actually prefers this. Sometimes I find my boas grow the most if they are off feed. Enjoy your new addition, boas are the best!