Quote Originally Posted by Sauzo View Post
Is he new? My little 6 week old girl ate 1 fuzzy mouse sunday and 2 yesterday but I got her black Friday and I want to try and fatten her up a little as she is on the thin side and didn't want to eat in the pet shop. I would say if it a new animal and it wants to eat, let it eat till you fatten it up a little and get it healthy, then after a month, I would put it on a regular feeding schedule like one appropriate sized feeder every 3-5 days if its a baby, 7 days if its a juvenile or 7-10 days if its an adult. My red tail boa destroys her cage when she is hungry and this little BP does the same. After 3 fuzzies, she is nice and quiet in her hide. Just my 0.02.
A fuzzy mouse for a BP is way small.

I would say a regular feeding schedule right away is important. Otherwise you face a lot of general confusion and wasted food items (are you sure he's hungry? Sometimes they just like to explore, and pitching a mouse/rat to find that out is fairly unpleasant). I would also like to point out that snakes are generally opportunistic feeders, and just because they will eat when offered food does not mean they are as hungry as you think. Feed appropriate sized prey items (how big is your python? How big is the food you're offering?) at a proper pace (3-5 days for hatchlings, 5-7 for juveniles, 7-10 for adults).