Feeding Problem?

[Annarose15]

I think she's saying missing as in they strike out but end up going over or just to the side of it a couple times? My male normal does that when he's not hungry he strikes out but won't hit the rat a couple times then ball up an do it again if the rat comes too close.

Yep, exactly what I meant by the quotation marks. Although BPs can miss a strike, it is much more likely that he's trying to scare off an unwanted intruder. Give him a few more days without trying to feed him or handle him. Make sure he has at least two snug hides (not log-style, but cave-style), and just eye-ball that the mouse isn't much bigger than he is at his widest point. Then, try again. Also, and I think it sounds like you are doing this already, make sure you are feeding him in his enclosure and not in a separate box. Moving him to feed can add to the stress and cause more non-eating. And like Rosey said, a digital kitchen scale is an invaluable tool with these little guys. I use mine almost daily (35+ snakes), and it has eased my mind many times when I was worried one was eating, or given me a warning when one was losing too much weight, as well as allowed me to double-check that I was feeding an appropriately-sized prey (10-15% of the BP's weight, and then small rats [50-80g] weekly for life once the BP hits 500g).