I've heard of the dwarf variants, but I think I'd find the full size reasonably manageable, too. That temperature gradient sounds pretty much like what I do for my BPs, so I'm reassured that I should be able to maintain that for a boa as well. I've definitely seen others also mention the effort it takes to wrestle an adventurous boa back into its enclosure though, so I'll keep that in mind, haha. And, considering my current woe is how tired my hand gets while dangling a rat and waiting for Iggy to decide if he wants it or not, a robust feeding response sounds delightful to me! Especially if medium rats are enough to do the trick (not sure how reliably I would be able to supply rabbits, anyway). I have long feeding tongs with angled rubber tips, plus a snake hook (which I've never needed to use for the BPs), so hopefully I'd be able to figure out an approach for an "enthusiastic" feeder! Good to know about the slower metabolism, though.
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