Suggestions for feeding a small yearling boa?

[Bogertophis]

Thank you! Right now I feel like I have to set a time limit on myself so I don't spend ages just sitting by his tub admiring him. I'm sure it just weirds him out, haha. And is it a definite must to skip the feeding while he's in shed? My BPs will sometimes eat during shed and sometimes won't, but I don't know if boas work a bit differently in that regard.

Too bad snakes aren't like cats...I think they'd love all this admiration from us, lol.

It's not a "definite must" to skip feeding when a snake is in shed, but it does help to keep from over-feeding a boa that has a slower metabolism to begin with.

Some snakes of all kinds accept food in shed while others don't...it's very individual, but also some have no trouble digesting & shedding simultaneously, while for others
it makes for messed up sheds because both digestion and shedding requires good hydration from their bodies & some snakes don't multi-task well.