Hey guys,

to begin with, I know that there are already loads of threads on topic of BPs going off-feed. I went through quite a lot of them, however, I did not find anything suitable for my case.
So, my BP (male, 620 g, nearly 1 year old) has never had any troubles with eating (I offer him f/t rats). I thawed the rat and warmed it up with a fan and he immediately went out of his hide and within a second took the rat when I offered it to him. His cage setting has not changed since I got him, the temps and humidity are as should be.

Well, here is my problem. After his shed (I do not feed before or during shedding) I offered him his traditional meal. Again, he looked very impatient, went out of his hide, but when I put the rat into his enclosure he just smelled it and then went back to his hide. The same thing happened a week after that, seemed very interested by the smell and the rat but did not take it. And again, it also happened this week. I am out of ideas as I tried heating it up warmer then usual, offering different sizes of rats, left it there over-night, "danced" with it in his enclosure for like 20 minutes and nothing helped (seen also this thread http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...uble-shooting)). What also confuses me, that he is pretty active at night even though he has not eaten for a while.
I am thinking of getting a live rat to maybe boost up his interest and hunting needs but not sure if it is a good idea since the rat could possibly hurt him.

Could you guys tell me if there is something I am doing wrong, or is it just my boy that decided to go off-feed for a while.

Thank you for your responses and suggestions.