I have a male BP that's about 3 1/2 foot long. I'm not sure how much he weighs (I need to buy a scale), but he's big enough around to be eating small rats, if not medium. I feed F/T, usually 2 or 3 mice at a time. I've tried to feed him rats but he takes one look and goes into his hide. Any ideas as to why he does this, and how to switch him over? I had a hard time getting him to eat for the first 6 months I had him, and eventually started blow drying his food until it was slightly warm to the touch and haven't had him refuse any food (except rats) since then. I believe he was hatched January of 2012.