Thanks for the opinions. I do know how important it is to allow them time to get used to a new environment. Lizardlicks i kinda hope that he will become a bit less shy; i've seen snakes change a bit when they grow older and bigger.

I just never had a snake that was so skittish, and i'm afraid of my handling the snake, messing around in the cage etc could have an impact of the feeding response.

Or I'm just way too worried, and need to relax.