Today I fed my BP Rhaego for the first time (for me). Almost immediately after I placed the Rat Pup into his Terranium he struck at it. He didn't even wait and choose where to strike. Unfortunately he grabbed the rats back end. Luckily I had feeding tongs and was able to grab the rats head right before it went to bite him. It took him awhile to swallow it though, he kept looking around as though he was still hungry? I put a pillowcase over his tank to give him some privacy. Will he get better at striking? Could it be that he was just really hungry? I'm worried that when he eats bigger rats they can hurt him if he doesn't smarten up. Any suggestions?
I am very happy that he ate however! And can barely wait another week to start handling him