He poops regularly once a month... like his sheds, like clock work... (the snake not the hubby ) He is due on both anytime now since it has been 4 weeks since last shed/feed... we havent done anything different to his habitat other than raise the temp. to adjust to the house being cooler in the day when no one is home...

he has grown tremendously this past summer as he is almost 3.5 ft. + and only 1 yr old... we switched him to rats about 3 months ago and at first he wasnt sure about them, but decided bigger is better... >LOL> so the idea of dipping the head in chicken broth is a great idea ... much better than cracking the skull... we now have 2 rats residing here at home... the hubby took a liking to the one we tried to feed over 4 weeks ago, so now is a family pet... oh cripes... suggested we use him for a breeder(the rat)... not sure I want to go there yet, maybe after I get myself a few more balls... which I do plan on doing...

thanks for your ideas...