Next week you should try a larger food item. That BP can easily take and adult mouse or larger. Its hard to tell how big the snake is with the glove and all but I would guess the BP is about the size of mine. My guess is 800 -1000 grams. If thats the case 10 to 15 percent is 80 to 150 grams. I am guessing a good meal for that snake is closer to 3 adult mice or one small rat.

Honestly if you can work up the nerve the glove is not necessary and when its time to put the snake away you can peal it off. It might resist but its really just trying not to fall. It will grow to trust you over time. I think this poor little guy just had a rough time of it. Someone obviously wasn't doing the best at caring for it as it escaped and wound up with you.

Proper heating should be your number one concern. I would also look for two good hides. If you want to get some good hides on the cheap and have access to a dremel and or a drill, pliers, and file. You can run down to walmart or target or something like that, and pick up a melamine bowl. Find on that your BP can just fit in. Then you can cut out a piece of the side for you snake to get in and out. Ideally I make sure that two snakes as big as mine could not fit in the hide with a shoe horn. If you think the hide is too small its probably just right. Search around the site though, there are lots of great posts on hides.