Looks and sounds like you're doing pretty well. I got my first BP (first snake, as well) almost two years ago. A female Mojave. I was concerned with over/under feeding. It's kind of an rough suggestion (that many argue) that snakes should eat a prey item that is 10-15% of their body weight. Since I worry about everything, I bought a kitchen scale that goes up to 5000g and started weighing my snake and the mice, then rats that I was feeding her. It did make me feel a lot better about it.

The first six months, I fed her about every 5 or 6 days. If she ever didn't eat, I'd try again at 10 days. At 6 months or so, I went to every 7 days. That worked fine for about 6 months.


Now, it's different. She may eat every 7 days for a few feedings, and most recently, she didn't eat for about 3 months. I offered, she just didn't want to eat. Just don't be too worried if you ever have a week where he doesn't want to eat. It likely won't happen at a young age because they grow so fast and need that protein. With a scale, if they don't eat, you can track their weight, and if it's not really dropping, it's usually nothing to be overly concerned about.

Also, if you haven't read or been told, they don't really poop very much. You may not see him poop until he sheds... or maybe not for a month at a time. If so, don't be alarmed. When they are young, they absorb most of their prey and don't really have a lot of waste. you'll know when they do though... lol