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Boa Anonymous
Anyone have any idea as to why my boa wont eat the damn rat i got her? She just lets it sit there, and even worse now the rat has been sorta biting her and she just hisses and doesnt eat the damn thing...

Any ideas?
>> Anonymous
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Do this. Then it'll be hungry.
>> Anonymous
Stun it first -- unless your snake is very used to killing live mice and rats, always stun or kill them yourself. Your snake could pick up a serious infection from being bitten.
>> Anonymous
OP here

no the biting doesnt seem to be doing any damage, and as for being hungry she hasnt eaten in about 3 weeks so it cant be that. although this rat is a lil bigger than the ones she is used to but its all the pet store had in stock at the time. i guess ill try the tong/encouragement thing
>> Anonymous
>>267324
might make some things other than snakes hungry.
>> Anonymous
>>267329
and no i have never needed to stun the rats before
>> Anonymous
Feed the snake to the rat instead, survival of the fittest and so on.