Yea i read up on them as soon as i got home gave him a week to adjust.. he eats rats or mice not a picky eater at all! Now im just trying to get over the fear of being bit i let him crawl up my arms he wraps around my legs but this is my first snake i know prob wont hurt that bad jyst get a lil nervous when hes around my fingers lol ill get over it in time thank you all first post on this forum and i already feel welcome no one heckled the newbie!