Ok, so my little Mojave boy is seriously getting on my nerves. He will only take live, I have tried many methods of defrosting, blow drying, zombie dance, no dance, braining, leaving it in over night (ew..by the way..) etc. Big problem is he won't eat live if I have his tub open. He is so worried I'm going to eat him, he won't eat his dinner. He has 2 hides, he is in a 15qt tub @ 164g. Temps, humidity etc are good (78/90/55-60%). I've tried removing the hides for feeding, and that works with live, he will eat once I shut the tub. My big concern is once he gets big enough to eat larger prey, even now actually...is I can't have the tub open to watch and intervene if something goes wrong (bite). I would really rather him be on F/T for convenience and less worry for me...but I don't know that he will *ever* make the switch.

Any suggestions? For switching, or getting him to the point were he will eat while I watch?

When I try f/t should I remove the hide he is in or let him stay hidden and keep trying the "walk by" zombie move?

Ugh..sorry..I am probably worrying too much, I mean the important thing is he *is* eating...even if it worries me to death while doing so...