I only got my snake yesterday, but the shop keeper told me to feed it today as it hadn't been fed for a while! I thought about leaving it as you lot said don't as should wait a week! But i thought I would as the owner said!
The snake was also in shed so i wasn't expecting it to eat!
Well i was wrong after a bout 5 seconds of me holding the food in front of it it struck at it and the pinky was gone in about 3 mins! It was so cool!
I am going to wait till after he has shed to handle him though as I know the get a bit aggey when they can't see lol!