Yay, my first BP's first meal!

I was told he was feeding on live hopper mice, but i fed him a F/T hopper mouse tonight. He shied away from it when i dangled it in front of him, so i rubbed it up against his mouth for a few seconds, then slowly pulled away, and he suddenly struck! He didn't flicker his tongue at all during this whole process. I'm excited because this was my first attempt and he took it! Phew...

I plan to switch him to rat pups soon because i heard that rats are a better size for adult BPs than mice are.

Here are some pictures of his awkward eating posture.

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