I do prefer to stick with f/t yeah, but as he's the only one having trouble it wouldn't be too much of a hassle to feed live, and I think I could switch him over once he's established feeding. I was prepared to have to pick up live for my BRB anyway, but she turned out to be a f/t eating pig, lol.

I think I may take him in to see my vet, with a sample if I can get one, if he hasn't eaten in another ten days or so. That gives me some time make sure he's settled in and this isn't just a stress/husbandry issue before I freak him out with a vet trip. I don't have a digi scale yet, the one I ordered got discontinued so I'm waiting til after the Christmas mailstorm to order more stuff (my last bunch of herp supplies hasn't even arrived yet! WTF!) but I can use another herper's scale temporarily, maybe. I really don't think this snake can be 8 months old. Even if it's a male, he's just...too little to be that age. I think they miscalculated or something.