Thanks man. Really? He ate a small rat? I'm kind of worried about a small rat for this guy. Seems like it would be huge lol. maybe i'll try a weaned rat first and see how that looks in him and then adjust as needed. And i'm pretty stoked too. The picture of the snake on Vitals website doesn't look like my male. He is freakin gorgeous! Kris said he was going to pick a nice one for me as the white albino had the nose issue and stuff. He came through with flying colors on him. A thick orange line from his head to his tail. Looks like a racing stripe haha.