It is stressful because all my other pets eat and I am one of those pet owners who make sure everyone has enough food, clean living space and cold clean water. He is a great snake, he is just damn picky! This is my first snake and I thought "oh just throw a dead rat in there every week or so" ... um NO, he likes to kill his food and colours matter at certain times, different species matter at certain times and sometimes nothing matters ... I have brought him to the vet a few times only to have the doctor play with him and charge me 80 bucks. He looks healthy, nice colour, clear eyes, decent girth but a bit on the boney side on the back. I will post pics a bit later.