New BP owner - looking for tips, tricks, and information about odd behavior?

[scalypasta]

The constant feeding is likely stressing him and until you have a warmer spot than 80 you probably don't want him trying to digest anyways.

The feeding hasn't been constant, I spent about 30-45 minutes today trying to get him to eat. I only wasted 3 mice because they kept falling apart. The tails and feet would come off, they'd bleed everywhere from their face and lower belly area, it was a mess. I didn't have any split open, but I figured once they got to be such a mess like that he may not eat them anyway. I was not aware that 80 is low enough to cause issues with digestion- all of the care sheets, articles, and websites I read said anything between 75 and 95 would be fine.

Allow him some time to settle in, at least a week before you try to feed him again or handle him.

I've been leaving him alone mostly. I just open the tub up every few hours to check humidity and temps, feel the hotspot to double-check that the UTH isn't getting too hot, and make sure he hasn't gotten himself stuck or anything, haha. I'm a little paranoid with the already-off temps that something will malfunction and kill him. And I wouldn't have handled him the one time I did if he weren't so eager to be out. As soon as I opened the lid he was halfway out of the tub. If you still think it would be a good idea to lay off a bit more, I will. Thanks for helping.