Quote Originally Posted by 200xth View Post
In my cases, if they're dropping the food it's usually either too big or he's not really hungry.

If I think it's too big, I try the following week with something smaller.

If I know the food is the right size (they've eaten that size before), they will usually eat the following week without problem.

They don't all need to eat weekly, and they don't all prefer the same size food. You may have to experiment a little to dial in your snake's preferences.

As far as grabbing it wrong, they'll figure out where the head is if they are hungry. Once they grab the food, I close up the enclosure and leave them be overnight.
Ah, okay! i'll try increasing the amount of time between feeds until he seems a bit more comfortable, then, and I'll buy rats of varying sizes and fur colors to try and find what he likes best. Thank you guys!