Quote Originally Posted by SnakeySnakeSnake
Congratulations!!

What temps are you keeping him at? Do you have a thermostat for regulating the heat pad?

You fed it a "good sized" mouse, how big was it? Most people feed 6 week old BP's hopper mice. How big around was it compared to the snake, did you notice a sizeable lump after eating?

Normally people give their snake a week to settle in before feeding, but he ate, and it is done, so I wouldnt worry. Make sure not to handle him for 48 hours after feeding.

Make sure you read the caresheet here and have everything up to spec


Exciting times! woo
The cool side is at 78-80, and the warm side is 90-91. I will be purchasing a thermostat after work tomrrow.

He seemed very comfortable already. He was never really balled up and is very friendly and relaxed. I asked the person in charge of that section if it would be a problem to try to feed him this early, and he said not, but he probably won't take it for a couple weeks. I also read on several websites that it doesn't really hurt to feed them that early. So I went for it

I just read the caresheet on this website and is actually very similar to the one they gave me at Petco. They sure did go fast at the price though.

The mouse was just about as big, maybe slightly larger then the largest part of the snake. There isn't a massive lump, I wasn't sure he ate the mouse at first.