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The only problem I've had with him is that he REFUSES to upgrade to eating hoppers, they seem to scare him to bits. It's the only time I see him upset. He wasn't growing and I was startled to see how much smaller he is than his siblings, so I started just feeding him two fuzzies at mealtimes, and he'll down those with no problems. Since I figured that out, he's growing again, thankfully! I keep his sheds and I can see that he's getting bigger by the size of the newer ones compared to the older ones...
Are you feeding live rodents? If so, try offering a fresh-killed or frozen-thawed hopper. If he's good & hungry, he should take it alright. It's NOT okay to keep feeding 2 fuzzies instead- BECAUSE the more mature the rodents are, the better nutrition they are for your snake, in terms of more protein & larger bones providing minerals so he grows & is healthy. The younger "baby" rodents are less filling due to being more digestible (tiny bones, less hair, etc) and they're higher in fat because they're still nursing. So you see, it's not a good trade off, your boy needs to grow up & "eat his Wheaties". Don't baby him, he needs to grow strong, not just fat.