Hey all, as a kid I had a normal ball and a chain king but this was a long time ago so basically relearning.. I just picked up a 7 month old Banana Pastel from a local breeder last Wed. Got him all set up in a tub which I learned a lot from reading here... He has been eating f/t and that is what I planned to feed anyway.. Last night I decided to try and feed him his first meal.. I removed his hide and dangled the mouse in front of him for a few seconds and he didn't seem interested nor did he strike so I left it near the entrance of the hide with the tail visable so I can see if he touched it. Went back in 15 min later and the tail was not there.. So was happy to see he as least moved it but was unsure if it was eaten.. I wanted to give him some time to finish it off before I pulled his hide off again.. I went back and checked and hour later and it was gone.. Since this worked I assume I should do this the same way again? My question is do you usually drop the food in the hide or leave it out in the middle of the enclosure?