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Here is an update for anyone who is interested. Yesterday was feeding day for the guys (and girl) I have in my quarantine room which is four snakes total. The two live eaters pounded their mice within seconds and the other took his third frozen thawed mouse (small victory for me).





I decided to feed my albino last so the scent of mouse can be in the air. I placed a white medium sized mouse into his tub and watched. He was in his hide, and didn’t come out, 20 minutes later nothing. So I took the mouse out.





Later that night around 10pm I heard noise coming from his tub so I looked into it and he was out exploring so I decided I would try again. I placed the mouse’s cage next to his tub and waited. From what I could see he became interested because he made his way to the corner of his tub and was staring at the mouse. I pulled his tub out and dropped the mouse in. Again after 20 mins I look into the tub, the mouse is in the corner sleeping, and the snake is back in his hide…





So I’m getting stumped, I’ve left him alone have touched him only to get his weight, still at 182. He’s active during the night, but during the day he is in his hide which I know is normal.





One thing however, when I do pick him up, he always feel stiff, not bendy like other snakes. I guess it may be because he is still stressed, but its something I find odd. I'm getting discouraged, and slightly annoyed. I also have a new pet mouse for the next week.

Wouldn't get too annoyed or discouraged. When they get bigger they can go a lot longer than 2 weeks without food. As long as the weight is stable it's not usually something to worry about and they'll start eating when they feel like it.

Do you close the tub when you put the mouse in? Or leave it open and watch?