Make this your favorite place in the world for tonight:

http://www.ball-pythons.net/modules/...warticle&id=59

And for how much he eats: Get a scale, weigh him, feed him around 15% of his weight a week.

I got my snakes on F/T by leaving them alone for 2 weeks (they were both babies and believe me it was hard not playing with them) and then offering it to them. Once they are settled in and comfortable nough time will go by and they will become hungry enough to eat f/t.