Re: My Amazon tree boa will not eat .....
Sorry for the delay in responding.
Couple thoughts on your problem.
First, double check temperature and humidity. The snake might not have a hot enough basking spot, or the ambient is too hot and the snake is stressed.
Is a pinky large enough for a sub-adult? I thought ATB would be taking large mice if not small rats. It could be that increasing to a prey with more hair could induce feeding.
Another idea would be thawing the mouse in chicken broth to scent it a little stronger.
You could also try feeding at night, preferably when the snake is perched in a hunting pose. Possibly even with the cage covered with a blanket or towel for extra privacy.
Another strategy involves placing the snake and mouse in a small, opaque feeding tub inside the original cage and leaving them overnight. You might have to get creative with that since ATBs usually eat from a perch- maybe move the snake's perch to the tub, or find a way to place the tub around the perched snake?
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