Quote Originally Posted by ckuhn003 View Post
Sorry to hijack this thread but this statement caught me a little off guard and I want to make sure I'm doing the right thing with my BP.

I've been using BP feeding charts which gives prey size and days in between feeding. The recommended range for a smaller BP (up to 600grams) is 5-7 days while larger BPs are 7 days. Since I consider my BP to be on the picky side, we've hit a nice little spurt where he's pounding Rats so I've been feeding him every 7-10 days because I know at some point he's going to refuse and go off feed. It seems like it's the only way for him to pack on some weight.
I wouldn't worry...it sounds like you're doing OK with yours, but when BPs get more mature (the OP's is a 3 year old) they tend to do better eating larger prey, which
takes longer to digest, so the time between feedings is longer, depending on exact sizes of prey. Also, I think you'll find at some point a BP that is several years old will
go on more fasts when food is offered too much or too often. It's very hard to help online when we aren't SEEING the actual snake, & from the behavior described by the
OP, I just suspected that his 3 year old BP is not only scared of handling, but that he's also hungry for larger prey (rats not mice). Just my guess, & I could be wrong.