Hello all! it's been a while since I've been back to the forums, and for good reason! My BP has been doing well, and I've learned a lot within the year I've had her. Still, it seems my education has only just begun. My girl is 1 year and 6 months now, last weigh-in had her at 808g (understandably small for her age, but I always suspected she was the runt of her litter, having arrived to me at ~100g and very tiny. To my eye she looks proportionate weight-to-length, plump but not fat). She eats regularly and has never refused a meal for the first 5-6 months I've had her.

However, lately her eating habits have changed. We went through a rough patch in October with my house's A/C crashing (I live in a very hot city) and I think it affected her a little because she was suddenly not eating right. She would strike, only to let go of the rat and give up after not being able to find the head. I realized this was my fault and took care to make sure the head was hotter than the torso (though up till this point, she has been eating the rats I've warmed up just fine).

Anyway, I managed to get her eating normally again in late November-early December. But then in January/February, she started developing a "two-week" eating pattern where she'll strike at the rat, sniff at it, then slither back in her hide one week, and the next week she'll strike and eat normally. Both times she'll get it right on the head, but almost like clockwork (I keep logs), she only eats every two weeks.

Her sheds are perfect and she doesn't show any signs of distress or illness. I keep very close eyes on her husbandry, I think I have at least 4 instruments + generous use of a temp gun properly configured and monitoring her temps & humidity. Everything is stable and regular except for her feeding habits.

What worries me is if she's eating enough. Back when she was half a year old (still so tiny, around 300g), she'd be eating constantly, so much so that I had to cut down feeding every 5 days to 7 because I was educated that's unhealthy. Now she hardly ever sheds- her last one was on January 31st and while she isn't losing weight, she is putting it on very slowly.

So I ask again, are my feeding practices flawed? What can I change to get her eating "regularly" (once a week I thought was most common. I know some adult BPs go off feed during breeding season, but mine is nowhere near breeding age I don't think) or should I just go with her flow and keep offering, letting her eat whenever she decides to?

Sorry if this was a long way to ask a simple question, I just wanted to provide some background/history to fill in the gaps. Thank you for the help!