he ate!

[deathfromabove]

have had a problem with feeding my baby bp this would be the 4th week now and i dropped a live small mouse in there, (wanted a hopper but the pet store only had small mice i had to pick the smallest one myself) hopefully its not so big that he regurges , hes eating right now as i type, does anyone here no if a small mouse is too big for a baby bp it was a lil bigger than the width of his body but he was already skinnier than hes suppose to be since he hadnt eaten

[Skittles1101]

Not at all, some people start out just hatched babies on small mice. If he ate it and you leave him alone for 2 days, I'd be shocked if he regurged.

[Kymberli]

If it was just slightly larger than his girth at the widest point, don't worry about it. Since he is skinnier than he is supposed to be, as you put it, I'd feed him a slightly smaller mouse next time and continue every five days (smaller meals more often). Should get him on a regular schedule in no time. Offering a smaller meal ensures that he will indeed be hungry again by the next feeding which will encourage a better feeding response. That is the strategy I'm currently using on my Pin, who hadn't eaten in ten months, and it is working like a charm!