once again, THANK YOU for posting this! we got our first BP 3 or 4 weeks ago and have yet to see him eat. weve tried every version of small to medium rat. (live, stunned, dead. in a seperate tub and in his tank). we froze the last one which we are going to try and feed him monday. if he dosent eat that we will now, for sure, try a mouse. i'm with ya on, as long as he eats i dont care what it is. not sure of his weight, dont have a scale yet but he is def. fat and healthy right now which means hes GOT to be a good eater but he may be imprinted on something we havent figured out yet. we got him from the local pet store and knowing what we know now, we will not do that again. we love him dearly but they knew nothing about him. ive dropped the hint that i sure would like to know where he came from so i could get some history on him as he was 53" the day we brought him home. they avoid the question. he seems to have been very well cared for but we just cant get him to eat. decided to quit worrying until spring, or if he really starts dropping weight. he may be a winter faster but i sure would like him to eat and mouse is the next thing on the menu if f/t fails as well. thank you again!