Snakes that only eat f/t?

[Kaorte]

I'm not a newb by any means so I got my husbandry right. Recently I moved him back an forth from my g/f's house to my house. It didn't bother him at first but like maybe 2 weeks after he was moved he stopped eating. I got him in a 20 gallon long tank with uth with thermostat. Small heat lamp to bump up ambient temps, and I also taped black background around the sides so he gives him a sense of security and to kind create a "rack" vibe. He seems like he loves the set-up and loves my room. Jasper is kind of shy guy so when people are out, hes not and my room really gets no traffic so it works out nice. I have a piece of driftwood in there too that he comes out during the day sometimes and just sits on it and basks under the light. He's become social and has adapted a routine into his life so I think my setup is good. He's the only snake with a setup like this, my others are in tubs for some reason he didn't like the tub that much it was weird. He was always on the move trying to get out, so I felt bad and put him in a 20lgal long. I think he might have had a bad expierence with a rodent a while ago, or maybe while I was feeding so he gets spooked.

I'm going to get a f/t tomorrow and see. I'm going to feel soooo bad if he takes it and thats all I had to do!! Although, I have tried f.t small rats, but not mice. He was a mouser before I got him so I'm hoping he's just having a change of taste. Thanks for your input everyone.

If he is out during the day, he is stressed. Move him back to a tub.

Every time you introduce the snake to a new enclosure, it will test the boundaries of the enclosure and roam and look for a way out for up to 3 weeks. Putting him into a 20g probably didn't help. Moving him to a smaller enclosure with two tight fitting hides will probably help get him back on a good eating schedule.

If you are handling this snake, stop. Handling them will stress them out. They are not "happy" to come out nor do they "love" being handled. Being handled by a giant monster is stressful to them. Some are much more sensitive than others when it comes to stressful situations. If yours is shy like you said, handling will do more harm than good and sitting out on a piece of wood in the middle of the day means he doesn't feel safe enough to sleep in his hides.