My friend got a baby female normal BP 6 years ago. She hadn't been feeding well--apparently wouldn't take rats, and nothing dead. The seller was a breeder, and said he didn't have much use for it. Anyway...

After a couple years, my friend's wife couldn't take it anymore. She's terrified of snakes, and didn't want it at her house anymore.

So, his friend took it in. The feeding schedule has been 1 medium rat every 2-6 months. Not because that's all she'll eat, but that's all he'd feed her.

Because of distance, my friend talked me into having it at my house (now his snake is a couple blocks away, instead of a few hours). I'm hooked.

This 6 yr. old female normal is only 28" long. I don't have a scale yet, but she looks to be the same size as most pictures of 1 year olds.

Couple of questions I have:
1. Should I expect to be able to get her to feed much more often, say every 7-14 days?
2. After only growing so little, would I expect her to grow much more if I can get her to eat more?
3. Would you expect that she'll be able to breed, or would there possibly be some problems with the age/size that have been caused?

Haven't tried to get some good pics of her, but she does have a few interesting traits. A couple of blush/sun spots; a couple of doughnuts; pattern on the belly...anyway, your help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks