I got my ball about 4-5 days ago. Last night was exactly 1 week since it had eaten for its breeder, so I tried a feeding (f/t... waited 'til lights out, and left it in overnight).

Rat was still there in the morning so I removed it and popped it back into the freezer.

The breeder feeds f/t rats, so this is what he was eating before, and the rat is the same weight/size as the ones he was being fed previously.

I was told that he was late to start feeding, but that once he started he's never had a problem.

He's still poking around his enclosure though, so I assume he's still settling in. I've read other posts regarding new snakes poking at doors, etc, and it doesn't seem like he's desperately trying to get out or too fixated on the door, more like he's trying to figure out what objects he can move and which he can't, and just generally exploring all around the enclosure.

He seems to have found a hide he likes, and spends all day in there (he has a total of 4, 2 larger ones, and 2 smaller ones, 1 of each on each side)

Basking temperature is 90F, cool side is 80F but usually drops to about 76F minimum at night (because the light, which produces some heat, is off). Perhaps I should add some insulation to keep the temperature up throughout the night? Or is this slight drop of the cool side at night tolerable? (the basking area stays at 90).

It's a PVC enclosure, so all sides except the front door are black.

Going to try feeding again in 2 days.

Any comments/suggestions?