Thanks Red. He was hatched on 7/1/16 so he's a little over 8 months. I got him on 1/4/17. He was 141g on arrival and he weighed 285g on 2/28/17 so he's doubled his weight already. He's a beast at feeding time. I usually give him 1-2 rat pups or a weaned rat every 7 days. For his last meal he had a pup and his first chick. That was about 12 days ago. He shed yesterday so I know he's hungry. I'll feed him again tonight.