When to size up the food???

My adult is a sweetheart and has never struck at me during handling.

However, sometimes she gets into striking position and hovers and tracks me. This is definitely a hunger signal! I can't recall if she's sruck the glass or not. Now she has at feeding time! Sometimes I can't even get the rat into the cage. She strikes as soon as the door opens, hits the rat about 10" outside the cage and recoils back inside the cage and coils up.

Your girl may be hungry. Did you possibly have fresh scent on you from other pets? That could be a trigger.

I would say it's probably just stress from the move, but you do need to increase the amount your feeding. As long as it will take multiples, nothing wrong with mice. You just might eventually find yourself feeding several at a time. So rats can be easier, since only one would be needed.

Go to wal mart and get a kitchen scale to weigh your snake. It'll be easier to weigh the snake in grams since those scales are made to weigh something under 15lbs. I found a scale on ebay for $10 and it's perfect for my two babies.

Gemma has never struck at me during handling either. Actually, I can kiss that girl straight on her head & she won't even move. That's why it surprised me when she tried to get me through the glass. Like I mentioned before, though, I will definitely be buying rats from now on. & thanks for the scale advice. A trip to WalMart is very much a possibility anyway. Christmas + Latina woman = lots of children (& 1 snake) to buy for!