Am I just lucky?

Most BP's have an undeservedly bad rep for poor feeding and shedding. Most of this is attributed to poor husbandry and difficulty in getting imported babies started (they are often sold through pet stores as "captive born" and "good feeders" when they are in fact neither).

Give you snake a proper home, good husbandry, gentle responsible handling and regular once weekly feedings of an appropriate prey item and it will likely be a lovely companion for the next 20 years or so. Getting a well-started baby BP is the first step to accomplishing that goal.

I'd consider moving up from mouse pinks to at least fuzzies or better yet hoppers/small adults (depending on the girth of your snake). A mouse pink is really a quite small meal for most baby BP's. Just go with a prey item that at it's biggest circumference does not exceed or is slightly smaller than the largest girth of your snake.

Thanks Everyone - I will be moving up to a small adult in feedings - I'll try one tonight:)

Thanks for all the help:)

Gotta tell ya I don't know how people did these before forums like this were started. Reading this site as really helped me out!:)

They bumbled along and probably learned a few things the hard way or better yet they networked more at herp clubs and snake shows and so forth. Remember for all the good the online herp world does, there's also a ton of really poor, sometimes dangerous husbandry info out there. Always validate and verify everything you read anywhere online and if in doubt on any health issue, your herp vet is your best friend!

Thanks - OK So with that being said - I have some questions.


What does F/T mean?

AND I keep hearing conflicting don't feed live and do feed live?
What should I do I am going tonight to buy his next meal?
What exactly should I ask for?

Any input would be great

Just feed him what he ate last time to make sure he is an established feeder, then you can switch to F/T(Frozen thawed)

There are three kinds of feeding methods..

1) f/t - frozen/thawed where the prey is bought frozen (often in bulk) and then warmed back to "live" temps just prior to feeding

2) p/k - pre-killed where the prey is live, then humanely euthanized and immediately fed off

3) live - the safe use of live prey items as a food source

All have pro's and con's...none is better than the other if done properly. The end result you are going for is a snake that eats consistently with an aggressive feeding response whether you feed mice or rats, f/t, p/k or live.