Has anyone had a snake spook at a larger rat? My BP is very voracious and has never turned down a meal before this, and I know it's bound to happen now and then, but I have been having a hard time getting him to eat lately. He weighs about 930g so I am now offering medium rats (85-149g), an upgrade from small (50-84g). I have offered, I think about 5 rats (waiting a week or two in between), and he has eaten one. With the others, although he has excitedly come out when he hears me opening the top, he usually has been initially very scared when he sees the rat, and then has shown a lot of interest again, sniffing eagerly and coming out, looking around, getting into strike pose, but never striking. If I leave it in with him overnight he will guard and sniff it all night but not eat it. He has been pretty stressed lately as I just upgraded his tank as well last month, but he seems to have settled in okay now and I've got all my temps and humidity consistent and am not rearranging anything so he seems to be back to his normal self but I am surprised he is still not eating despite showing serious interest and acting very hungry. If he is nervous from handling or other environmental stress, he usually is more hesitant to come out for a meal. Although it could be a variety of things, I'm starting to wonder if he is nervous about the size of the rat. I feel that it is an appropriate size for his body - he is a pretty thick boy these days. But he seems intimidated by it. Wondering if anyone has chosen to stick with a smaller size rodent at a greater frequency rather than sizing up for a nervous snake. I realize it's a little soon for me to worry as it's only been about a month and many of you experience much more serious food strikes, but I just feel it doesn't match his normal behavior