are you feeding him weekly? how big is he weight and length. is the mouse you are feeding him the right size for him? my baby spider ball was giving me indications that the prey i was giving her was too small by being active after feeding for a whole day. so i upped the size of her prey and now she is sleeping off her rat pup. ive noticed if i feed my snakes too small of a prey they tend to go in hunt mode around the tub.