I got him on Monday and I've been told to wait a week before feeding and handling, but the thing is he last ate last Wednesday, he's only 17 inches , and pretty active at night.

Shouldn't a hatchling his size eat every 4-5 days? Today will be his 8th day without a feed and
I'm really tempted to pick up some food for him tonight.

He seems well settled for what it's worth, I actually held him on Wednesday (very briefly) and he was fine, super relaxed and didn't even ball. I've actually never seen him ball. The first day and night he didn't hide at all, but since then he's been hiding in the day time and exploring at night.




I planned to feed him this Sunday, but idk I kind if feel bad that it'll be his 11th day without a feed. I want to at least offer it to him today.