Quote Originally Posted by mercerasian View Post
It depends on the age/weight really. If it's older and larger snake it can go awhile without eating since it has fat reserves it can live on but a young BP should be eating as it hasn't built up the reserves yet. If a BP goes long enough without eating to lose 30% of it's weight since it's last feeding, it's considered bad and that's when you should step in. Otherwise just keep offering and if he doesn't take it then try again on your next feeding day. Also, did you try to feed him live or f/t? And what was the breeder feeding him when you got him?
Nagini (what my son named him) is 18 inches, and about 70 grams (although the scale I used is old and beat up, so may not be accurate). According to the breeder i got him from, he was eating fine, and had his last meal the tuesday before the expo (this coming tuesday, 12/11/12' would be two weeks since his last meal). I bought a live hopper this afternoon, but by the time I got to the feeding, the mouse was barely alive. He was on live with the breeder, so maybe the lack of movement on the mouses part was a deterrent. I wanted to get the mouse before the store closed, but waiting to feed until after our dinner, thinking he may do better in the evening. Left the snake and mouse in the feeding bin for about 30 minutes, after trying to entice my ball by moving the mouse around in front of his head with feeding tongs. After the 30 minutes, I tossed the dead mouse, and put nagini back in his tank. Calling this feeding a failure, and will try again next week. Anything you think I can do differently that might cause a better response?