Hi all, sorry its been along time. I went to Paris and when I came back my computer was broke. The night I left for Paris, I got him to eat a chick. Now after some hard work he is feeding regularly on serveral mice a sitting. Hes happy, healthy, and I've gotta say the hide defo worked. I also gave him ALOT of bark chip to hide in, around a third of the tank high, and he loves hiding/burying in it. He's back to his usual old self. I've also found my king snake that went missing (check your clothes draws people if a snake goes missing!) and he too is feeding fine and growing great. Cheers for all the Advice.