my friend wanted a bp very badly. he would always come over my house & hold my bp, he fell in love with it. so he decided to get one. his girlfriend that he lives with is terrified of snakes. but she finally said "ok go ahead & get it". she allowed him to get it even though she didnt want him to AT ALL. once he got it he had to feed it in 2 days because the pet shop had the snake for a month & hadnt fed it... (wtf) but anyways, his girlfriend MADE him feed the bp outside because she was scared of the little mouse. the snake ate & my friend was so happy, he called me & he was very excited the snake ate with no problems. the next day i called him & he answered the phone like "its all bad, very bad news." he told me he came home from work & the snake was not in the tank.... his girlfriend told him "im sorry but i had to get rid of that snake, i wasnt feelin it at all. i hate that thing so i got rid of it". he doesnt know if she killed it or let it looce, but that snake is gone.