We finally fed Parker and he took the mouse with no problems whatsoever. It took him a few minutes to take it in the first place. I'm very happy with the fact he ate the on the first try!!
The only thing is I took one if his hides out to make room when we fed, and now he is balled up in that section of the tank. the problem is that the way the hide is constructed, i can't just place it back on top of him. will he move eventually to the other hide? the one i removed was the one on the cool side. i don't want to try to put it back in until he moves out of the way.