Behaviour of ball python in feeding mode

[vivi]

You got some good advice above, however I disagree on one aspect...
I don't feed any of my snakes on a strict schedule once they hit about a year old. It's not like they wake up on Wednesday and think "oh good, it's Wednesday, I can eat today". They're opportunistic feeders who eat when they can for the most part.

I've learned to "read" my animals and most will start to display hunting behavior when they're ready to eat. My Borneo STP I can't figure out at all.

My BPs are actually the most reliable using this method. Since I started using this technique I have had ZERO refusals. They eat every 10-14 days and maintain healthy weight and body structure.

I simply wait until I see the snake poking his head out of his hide on consecutive nights. I offer on night 3 and so far no refusals.
I'd rather them eat every 10-14 days year round then weekly for months, then stop for a while... I have zero difficulty with "picky" or "finicky" BPs.

Good point! They do not need a militantly STRICT schedule, hence what you´ll see in most care guides, juveniles every 5-7 days, adults every 10-14, its not ONLY FEED EVERY 7 DAYS OR YOUR SNAKE WILL DIE or as mentioned above,the snake thinks ¨oh boy its feeding day¨. They don´t know when their next meal will come, so when they get hungry and show feeding behaviors its probably a good time to offer food. Makes perfect sense, thanks for the tip by the way!

Lord Sorril, If the schedule works for you, then great.

I have heard to get them interested you can somehow make the room smell like their prey, they´ll be like ooh boy where is that food- Anyone tried this?