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    Adult boas can go a long time - months - before needing to eat. So if you wait him out you'll have to accept that he may not eat for quite a while.

    You can continue to try scenting, or you could try to offer him a f/t mouse and as he's eating it, try chain-feeding a small rat behind it so he starts to associate rat scent with food. It does take practice, and a quick/steady hand to make this work though.

    At his size you could also try rabbit fuzzies, those are about 80 grams (give or take a bit) and the smell is different enough from rats that he may take them instead.

    Finally, make sure his temps and humidity are correct, if he's too cold he won't eat.
    Last edited by bcr229; 10-24-2018 at 12:03 PM.

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