That makes sense aswell about looking for more food or the meal size was too small .....Im just following the breeders direction about it and keeping on his same feeding schedule before I got the snake ..... Like i said I just got the spider ball yesterday and haven't handled besides from a couple of mins before i put him away in his new home ..Im going to wait until he feeds for the second time the introduce him slowly to some handling I just don't want him to think I'm dinner ....How long does it take for the smell of prey to leave the tank or enclosure ?