What little thing am I missing that's preventing my bp from eating?

[Wh00h0069]

7/6/2009 update:

Though unable to entice my snake to eat a live fuzzy, I did --finally-- get him to eat a large f/t mouse last night. A far cry from his usual f/t medium rat, but I'll take any small victory.

Question: Do I offer him another large f/t mouse tonight or during the next couple of days, or do I wait until his regular feeding day (Sunday) and try a f/t small or medium rat?

I usually offer him f/t medium rats but as you know, have been trying a variety of prey sizes and types to see if I could stimulate him to eat. I do not want to stress him... but should I capitalize on this show of appetite?

Thank you for your experience and time.

Hi, that is great news. Grats on getting him to eat! Since the meal is smaller than his regular meal, I would either put him on an every five day feeding schedule, or better yet feed him two large mice every seven days until he start taking f/t again. Also you may only need to feed him one small f/t rat every seven days, instead of a medium. That will keep him eating more constantly for you.

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