we just adopted our 1st bp. ive always loved snakes and he was a totally spontanious decision. felll madly in love with him the minute i held him. his temperment is perfect, he enjoys being handled and is very active especially at night. he is the perfect package. just trying to figure out how he prefers to be fed. we left him at the pet store for 2 weeks so we could become more educated and properly set up his tank. not sure of his weight but i know hes 53 inches and THICK! actually not posative if it is a boy. ive done a TON of research and have worn the guy at the pet store out! he also owns bps. the 1st time we attempted to feed him was at the pet store. he stunned the rat but not enough and it was bouncing on gomez trying to get out. after that he wouldnt have anything to do with it. the rat died shortly after so we left it in his tank. he said it was gone the next day. we brought him home a few days later and attempted to feed him a few days after that. we tried the same approach. we stunned the rat very well and he still wanted nothing to do with it. we left it in his tank for about 24 hours before we tossed it. needing some good advice on the best approach. i like the idea of a seperate feeding tub for many reasons but am not sure about throwing in a totally alert rat. have heard too much about injuries occuring. but he dosent seem interested in stunned or dead rats. we are TOTAL beginners, a whole week into it so i want to start out doing everything the best way for health, happiness and longevity of our super sweet bp.