Acclimating a new snake

Bp can go off feed for 6months + and still be fine just monitor their weight and as long as it doesnt drop drastically its ok. Also what is the weight on him a fuzzy seems small. A hopper would probably be more suitable unless he is super small. You can try live anytime. I have a bp that at f/t for it previous owner and ate f/t twice for me then stopped eating he now eats a live adult mouse every week and has never refused

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I believe BHB feeds rats exclusively to their BPs. I would offer a rat about the width of your snake and try that. You want to make sure, when you push your finger up under the prey item's rib cage that you feel neither any hardness, or any coldness. Both are bad and can make your snake sick or worse, and can also cause refusal.

What is your husbandry like? How are you providing temps, how are you monitoring and controlling those temps? What are the temps? How many hides, what size, and where? I see you're using a glass tank, what kind of a room is he in - lots of traffic, low traffic? Are the sides except for the front blacked out to provide more privacy? All can influence a baby snake's actions. The most common reason for a baby to not eat is stress caused by an improper habitat.

Another thing you can maybe try and do is just leave the prey item by the opening of the hide he's in and walk away. A lot of times, even if it's dark a snake will refuse a prey item if they're still unsure about you. Remember, they might not be able to see you with their eyes, but they have very keen heat pits and you're a huge hot predator in front of them. Hard to blame them for not wanting to eat.

Thank you so much everyone. I offered him the right sized food and he took it right away.


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