I might be inclined to agree, mostly because, I really don't know what I'm doing. I feel though that the rats I ordered were of the correct weight for a snake his size to eat every 10 days or so. I will double check my sizing to make sure I'm correct on what I'm feeding him (medium vs large). I'd be happy with him eating one a month, but he hasn't, despite showing me signs that he's interested in eating. He is (or was...he may have grown) 3' 10" and weighed 1187 grams when he was rescued. He was thin, but not emaciated. I admit, I have not weighed him since about 6 months after he came to me. he was gaining weight and eating fine so I didn't want to pester him

Quote Originally Posted by bcr229 View Post
Bear in mind that a large rat is a huge meal for a male ball python. My males get a small rat every 2-3 weeks and even then they don't eat every time they get offered a feeder. If you've been feeding large rats and he's had two since spring, your snake may just not be very hungry yet.