I am going to re-home my BP! (No, not really...)

[Jessiefish]

You are a terrible BP mom! How can you not read his little snakie mind and anticipate his every whim??

It sounds to me like you are both just fine. He's being a normal BP brat, and you are being a very normal panicky BP parent. And guess what? It doesn't get any better or easier! Doesn't that just make your day? I have 30 of the darling little monsters myself, and I still find myself having a BP parent heart attack on a regular basis from something one of them did or didn't do. I think it's one of the reasons we love them so much.

So, to my understanding, he gets a medium rat every two weeks, so it has been six since he last ate, correct? I am guessing if he's on medium rats he's a good size boy, and more likely than not, he's got what every guy has on his mind more often than not, girls. Try skipping his next scheduled feeding. Just pretend it doesn't exist. Then try offering smaller prey. My big pastel boy eats like a beast when he's not got girls on the brain. But when he gets to thinking about women, he quits eating for months. Unless I offer him mice. Yep, teeny tiny little mice, no bigger than a potato chip to this guy, and he'll eat two or three every week during the breeding season if I offer them. But if I offer his normal sized rat, he won't even look at it. I think it's because they like to maintain that "sixpack" look to impress the ladies. And it's easier to suck in your gut with a small meal than it is a big one.

Best wishes to you both.

Gale

This makes so much sense... I knew I should've gotten a girl BP!

Seriously, though, thank you for the reply. I definitely appreciate the insight from people more experienced than me.