Worrisome boa behavior?

[KevinK]

It will take time for her to put on body condition. I would continue to work on bringing her back up to a healthy weight, and in the 3-4 days prior to her next feeding day give her 15-20 minutes of light exercise every day to improve her muscle tone. That exercise could be done by handling, by setting up a perch for her to balance on, by swimming in lukewarm water, etc.

You can also encourage her to strengthen her muscles in her tail by gently running your fingers down her sides, almost like you are tickling her. When you do you should see her muscles tighten up and then relax.

Also if possible upsize her enclosure and give her stuff to climb/perch on so she can self-exercise.

You won't see results overnight but I bet in six months you see improvement.

Im not sure who gave the advice years ago, but someone on this forum used to say they used a 5--6ft step ladder for boa workouts. Put the snake on the top of the ladder, wait for him to climb down, and put him back up again. My Hog Island LOVES this but has gotten pretty fast at it.