Quote Originally Posted by Gurgie
does this mean I should start feeding him twice a week, or is it that the mousie was too small?
Once a week is fine. Ball Pythons are oportunistic feeders... so while they WILL eat more often if food is available, it doesn't mean it's good for them. They have a fast metabolism (for a snake) but not fast enough to eat more often than is suggested (once a week). Hence why everyone says don't handle them for 48 hours after feeding. Notice how your BP moves to the warm hide after a meal and just sits there for two days? That helps them digest their meal and then they can go on with thermoregulating and moving back and forth between the cool side hide and warm side hide. If you feed more often, they'd be stuck in that warm hide, and eventually (probably) you'd have feeding problems.

Quote Originally Posted by Gurgie
anyone have any idea what I'm talking about? Just wondering if this is normal and nothing to worry about.
Yup, completely normal. Sometimes the way they strike and coil, they find the head right away... other times, they have to "sniff" around for it. No problems at all.

Hope this helps!