BP has stopped feeding

[Bogertophis]

Well, the reptile shop where I purchased him was feeding him in a seperate tub every Tuesday at 3pm. I mimic what they were doing. Like I said, the first 4 times, he nailed it within 30 seconds and now, just crawls around seeming disinterested. Nothing has changed since I brought him home except that he isn't striking at me any more at all. That led me to believe that he was even more comfortable than before. He doesn't strike and doesn't ball up. Wait! I did increase the size of his food by one size. He has eaten 2 of the new size but maybe it was hard and I need to move him back down a size.?

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First off, there is no good reason to feed a snake in a separate tub. Pet stores often do that because they often co-habitate their snakes to save space, but handling a snake is stressful to them: snakes, even c/b ones, are still wild animals that depend on their instincts, & the only thing that picks them up in the wild is a predator about to EAT them. Fear is not an appetite stimulent...

I know the tired old reason for doing this, but it's bunk: you're more likely to get bit by handling a hungry snake (confusing your warm & wiggling hand for food) or when you try to return him to his home (snakes stay in feed mode- ready to bite any reasonable facsimile, for hours or even a day or longer). Please lose this practice...BPs are SHY snakes that need all the help they can get to feel brave enough to grab their prey.

I cannot speak to the size of his prey, since I have neither his size/wt. nor that of his prey, but off-hand I'd say don't offer again for 2 weeks. Larger prey takes longer to digest.