Hey everyone,

I bought my first ball python this weekend at the CRBE in Toronto (which I have already posted about, yay!), and I am wondering, how long should I wait to feed him?

Knowing he is two months old, he should be eating every 5-6 days... however, I also know that I should wait about a week (yes?) before trying to handle or disturb him. I made this mistake with my first corn snake, by not acclimating her correctly her first week. I fed her two days after getting her on her regular schedule, and also handled her the first and second day of having her (oops...).

So, I got Beau on Saturday, and was going to wait until this upcoming Sunday to try handling him, and thought about trying to feed him the Monday. Unfortunately, he is in blue right now, and I have no idea when he will shed. I ALSO have no idea when he last ate!
He was CRAZY active last night, most likely looking for food.
So now I am wondering; do I wait to feed him until Monday when he has hopefully shed (meaning he has probably gone 10+ days without a feeding), or do I feed him before the week of acclimation is up??

I think I may get a hold of his breeder to see when he last ate.
Please feel free to give me your opinions, or other suggestions!

Thanks for reading