Hello, I have been caring for a juvenile BP for about 3 weeks. Today marks the beginning of my 4th week. My BP, presumed male, was given to me on the same day he was fed. Having read a lot about BPs since then I may have been lucky that he didn't regurgitate his food during the 20 minute drive home where I held him with both hands in my lap. (I didn't realize that he would be without a temporary carrier when I got him) I had quite a few husbandry issues in the first week, by the end of that week he seemed to settle into a night/day routine. At 1 week I offered him a thawed and warmed fuzzie. He did not eat it.

I tried again 3 days later. He did not eat it.

He was hiding much more than usual and after examining him it was determined that he had either retained a shed or was in the middle of shedding. Slightly worrying, I made a humidity bath with a towel where he stayed for an hour and seperated from most of the skin including head. he returned to what I thought was comfortable snake behavior for week 2.

Week 3 started and he seemed active at weird times and trying to escape. At night this was more likely but with more tongue flicking. I have attempted 3 more feedings with no luck. As I have watched him, he seems somewhat baggy and I am concerned that as a juevenile I may need to force feed him if this continues for another month. As I have read, BP ADULTS can go a while without food but juveniles likely are not so resilient.

I was hoping to receive some guidance for getting him to eat and do some troubleshooting to make sure he is happy. I was also wondering how long it took for you to get your first BP to eat.

Regarding what he was eating before my care, I believe he was held in the hand of the employee and force-fed(?) a live pinkie(?) with tongs on the day I got him. I will provide any more details requested.