Quote Originally Posted by Eric Alan View Post
To answer your question, no - not normal. It is normal, though, for new keepers to think they should relieve themselves on a schedule. Animals will relieve themselves in stressful situations. All of the signs you're pointing out could be his way of saying "that's too much for me right now".

If I were you, I'd basically ignore his bathroom habits and how they relate to his feeding schedule. BP metabolism is completely different than our own and if you try to anthropomorphize him, you'll end up getting frustrated. In short, he'll go when he needs to.

Feed him an appropriately sized meal every 4-5 days until he's big enough for small rats. Then you can back down to every 7 days. When he's being fed the right amount of food at the right time, he'll go the right amount. Simple as that.
i was watching a YT called 1softkiss and some of the stuff she was saying made sense. She takes her snakes outside to go to the bathroom and she seems to read them very well. One of the things she does is wait until they poop to feed them, because getting backed up will kill them.

hes not quite big enough for the "small" rats they have at PetsMart. The large mice were Ok'd by the vet I took him to. Said for his weight it's perfect for now. (He's in good health) I'm nervous though about the rats because they smell different. If he doesn't take well to rats, is ok to feed mice? Or is it one of those things I might have to consider assist feeding rats at a certain stage?