Just get a boa. They will eat anything pretty much anytime. Both my gals would probably eat a rat in a hurricane if they could grab it fast enoughBut more on topic, if it young, I would go for it too but be prepared to do the legwork needed to switch it if necessary. I personally just feed all my gals fresh killed rats which is kind of between the 2 worlds. Takes a little longer than live but not as long as F/T.