Dirt? Boiling?? what?! Ok just tell us what you mean by dirt and boiling.. are you saying your using dirt for substrate and your boiling his prey? If you are stop this now. Pythons are built to eat prey raw not cooked!!! Dirt.. That just doesnt sound like a good thing to me... Listen to these people. Every word cause its for the good of the snake. Even if some of them are in shock or wonder at your post they are all here to help you in the end