I brought my new ball python, Zanzibar, home on the 11th, so on Tuesday it will have been 2 weeks.

I waited exactly one week before offering him a F/T fuzzy mouse. I thawed it overnight in the fridge and then used the bag in warm water technique to try and warm it up for him. When I offered it, he didn't react at all and after a couple of minutes of wiggling it around close to his face with no reaction I stopped and then left it in the enclosure overnight. In the morning it was still there so I disposed of it. I tried again 2 days later and at this point he was moving around his enclosure because it was night. When I presented it, he turned away and ignored it. I tried again to leave it overnight but again he didn't touch it.

His enclosure is correct size, he has multiple hides, a warm and cool side, spends the day sleeping or moving between hides and the nights roaming around and being quite active. He is in a room that has very little traffic and I am the only one he sees. He appears healthy to me but because he's young I'd like him to start eating soon since it will be 2 weeks since I received him and don't know how long before that he ate. I handled him one time for 5 minutes and he was very calm and relaxed and this was more than a week after I got him since I gave him that time to settle in and not be bothered.

Should I attempt a live feeding? I was told he eats F/T but I've had no success. I went with fuzzies because he looks not quite skinny but not quite plump either.