BP won't eat... or has a disorder

[Reinz]

NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER!!!!! leave a live mouse or rat unattended in a snake cage. Did I say NEVER NEVER enough. Sorry but you could have a dead snake doing that. I have seen horror pics and stories.

AMEN!!!'

When I was new, I did it and got lucky!

I left the rat in with the snake for a few days. Thought it was cute. The rat built his own little home in the aspen and stored his food there.
The snake stayed on the other side like she was afraid.

Then when I happened to be in the room watching, the rat attacked my snake! It started chewing on her cloaca, literally reaming her a new one. The snake moved some but the rat had a death grip.

Needless to say I got that rat OUT OF THERE PRONTO.

That was when I decided to try out fresh kill.

Failure

This all happened before I knew about this forum. I learned the hard way at my snake's expense.
Fortunately she healed fast with neosporin.

Now I NEVER leave her unattended with a rat.