Feeding

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Originally Posted by sammarie

He ate live

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mice/rat? size? offer the exact same thing, but not for another 5-7 days. don't be surprised or worried if he continues to refuse his next couple of meals. BPs can be like that. As long as the snake is not underweight, he'll be fine and will start feeding once he's settled in.

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Originally Posted by DennisM

mice/rat? size? offer the exact same thing, but not for another 5-7 days. don't be surprised or worried if he continues to refuse his next couple of meals. BPs can be like that. As long as the snake is not underweight, he'll be fine and will start feeding once he's settled in.

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Ok, thank you
He ate last Monday so I thought today might be good, how late should I go?
I'm pretty sure he's average weight because I only recently got him and he was in good shape and hasn't seemed to loose any as far as I can tell. I haven't had a chance to weigh him yet but I think he's still defensive so I'll give him a while before I do.

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Originally Posted by sammarie

Ok, thank you
He ate last Monday so I thought today might be good, how late should I go?

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offer every 5-7 days. he didn't feed today, so don't offer again for 5-7 days. try to keep him on a semi regular schedule regardless of whether he fed the previous time or not,

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Originally Posted by DennisM

offer every 5-7 days. he didn't feed today, so don't offer again for 5-7 days. try to keep him on a semi regular schedule regardless of whether he fed the previous time or not,

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Ok

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If you're going to continue feeding him live I'd offer him food every 7-10 days until he starts to eat regularly. What are you going to do with the refused rats? Also make sure the prey item you're feeding is the right size. Are your temps and humidity dialed in correctly? Make sure your husbandry is on point, give the snake a week to acclimate to its new environment with no handling, and then attempt to feed it. Best wishes with your new critter. Post pictures of your snake and setup when you can.