So here's the story that made me think about this:

I drove into Minneapolis to pick up a small rat for my BP from Twin Cities Reptiles. My plan was to get home, hold my spider for awhile, then feed her. What I was considering was whether or not I should let the live rat be in her tank for 30-45 minutes while I handled my snake. Is that enough time for the rat to consider the tank its "territory" in the absence of the snake?

So I want to dive deeper into this and see if anyone has every fed a BP by putting it into the rats cage? Do rats become more aggressive when defending their territory? Do rats even think of things being their territory?

I thought of the consequences (snake getting seriously hurt, snake going off feed, etc.) and decided against it. Was just curious as to if anyone has any knowledge/insight/experience to share with us regarding this matter.

Devin


(Is this in the right forum?)