Quote Originally Posted by icygirl View Post
This isn't a good idea unless you are able to buy a live mouse every week or care for a bunch over time. You probably will not be able to get him back to f/t easily once he's eaten live. If you decide to feed live there is nothing wrong with that, of course; personally I find f/t is less expensive and more convenient.

Seems like either you've got a picky eater (it happens), or the snake is not feeling secure in his enclosure. If he is constantly roaming around it sometimes means he does not feel secure. What does his enclosure look like?

Also, was this snake eating f/t mice well with whoever you bought him from?
What's more important? Getting the snake EATING or convenience?

Right now you need to get this snake eating, and you may have to change some things. Because you said he's 'roaming' his cage a lot, this tells me that in some way he is stressed out (cage too big, insufficient hides) ext.
You can switch a live eating snake to a f/t eating snake. But first let's find out why he's not eating.

Also, like everyone else said, removing him from his enclosure to eat is just going to stress him out even more.. so keep him in his cage.

Go out and buy a mouse that seems about the size as his thickest point on his body and put it in the cage and watch from a distance. Make sure lights are off and all is quiet with no traffic.

Tell us all of your husbandry details in case you missed something. Where is the tank located? Is it high noise/traffic? Size of tank? Bedding? Hides? Temps? Ext.

Good luck!