My understanding that you being in the UK makes feeding live a hot button topic over there. I read this link recently and it seems your laws both state that feeding "unnaturally" i.e. could be seen as unnatural to feed "dead" prey is wrong but in the same section that feeding live is also wrong. What a muck up!

http://www.publications.parliament.u...52/4090724.htm

Did this store sell you a BP so young it hadn't even taken it's first feedings yet or was it eating for them but hasn't eaten for you yet?

Here's a wonderful link that should give you some ideas and guidelines. Adam is a well respected member of BPNet and an experienced breeder of BP's. I know others have tried some of his ideas from this link and found great success in getting stubborn babies started.

http://www.8ballpythons.com/journal/...ingseating.htm