I have had my eye on a high-white male pied since April. It was born in October 2011 and was 160 grams in April. As of July 20th, he is only 200 grams.

The owner says he has been a problem feeder and only eats mice, when he eats at all. He said he has tried different things, except for getting him a hide (which is the first thing I will do if I get him). He is keeping him in a hatchling rack, and I would have him in a sweaterbox RBI rack.

As small as he is, I would likely use a divider to cut down on the space he has until I see if I can get him to eat.

I have hardly any experience with ball pythons (I just recently got my first - a male 400 gram Firefly) but I have had Boas and Corn Snakes in the past.

Just wanted to get some opinions on if I should get this snake (which has a decent price) or save some more money to get a hatchling and start fresh myself. I guess there is always a chance I could still end up with a problem feeder, but in this case I know that is what I am getting.