Must be all the snakes I have ever had are just weird, because I have never waited a week before feeding a new snake, and they have all ate right away..My newest one ate after I got him/her within a few minutes after I got him settled in his new home!!! And mind you I am no expert on feeding F/T, but I have heard that freezing the rodents destroys vitamins and minerals, or something like that, that the snake needs. I have always fed live..!!!!