I posted briefly about this on another thread, but to re-cap... I have a new adult female who arrived last Wednesday, and she refused her first meal the day before yesterday. I think she refused because I got a large rat by accident (small/medium would be more appropriate), and it was her first time seeing F/T. So I was going to wait another week and try live, but she's been cruising for food since late last night!

As I type this she's sniffing all over the tank, and even tried to strike at something in the background image - bonked her nose pretty hard, which caused her to sulk for a while in the hide. She's definitely not stressing or trying to escape, since it's a slow relaxed "hunting" behavior (i.e. resting on her log and periscoping). She's usually in her cave 24/7, so I'm assuming this is a sign that she's hungry? Should I get her a rat today? All the expert advice says to wait a week, but I think she wants it NOW...