I am going to work on weighing him today.

My fiancé got a hold of the previous owner to see if he had ever been fed rats or frozen. She told him that he would eat 3 small mice OR one small rat but that she had never fed him rats before nevermind frozen ones.

I paced back and forth just worrying that the rat may be a bit big for him in one meal but I know snakes can swallow prey bigger than their mouths lol so I thawed out a small rat for him. He could smell it so he was searching and searching even before I put it in there. Going from live to frozen, I completely forgot about the feeding tongs for the frozen rat until last minute so while he was on one side of the tank, I dropped the warmed up rat on his log hide. He instantly rushed to that side and not even hesitating for a second, took the rat no problem. I was so shocked! I know a lot of snakes are harder to transition from mice to rats or from live to frozen, but he was so hungry he took it down! AND he stayed in his hide all day yesterday (with the exception of night exploring of course.) Now, I just have to watch for regurgitation (not sure how long that would take IF it were going to happen), and if I am able to feed him one small rat every 7 days. He was on hunting mode still until yesterday evening so I figured id give him an extra day to digest and enjoy a full belly before handling him.

Im going to make another thread, but for a UTH, any suggestions for a thermostat? Im having trouble finding one near me so I am going to have to order online and theres a lot of debate between a rheostat or a thermostat. (a set temp controller or a dimmer).

Thanks again everyone!!!!