I've read a few thread about balls striking, constricting, and then just leaving the mouse alone....and this is what mine has been doing for the last week. He's also been VERY cage-aggressive, meaning if I walk by and he's out....he strikes at the glass. Before, when it was feeding time I would just pick him up and put him in his little feeding tank, wave a mouse in front of him and he would snag it as soon as it was w/in reach (about 6 times....only had him since new years). The whole process took like fifteen minutes....I was actually surprised at how simple it was considering a lot of people say they have feeding problems. I haven't changed anything temp wise, hot side is 90, cool side is just above 80....humiditiy in the mid 50s.

Now, he's very defensive when I go to pick him up and when I put a mouse in front of him, he grabs it....holds it for a few minutes....and then just leaves it alone. If I warm it up again and re-present...he strikes....coils...and leaves it again. ??? I know they go off feed occasionally and was just wondering if this is how they usually do it, or if they just don't strike in the first place.

I'm not too concerned, he last ate on the 3rd but it was a little mouse. It started after I offered him a 2nd.... More curious as to whats going on.