Dexter had his 2nd meal today. Another live rat pup that was quite a bit larger then the one last week. The shop only had one last week and this week they had more so I got one that was closer to the size of the as Dexter. Once he took it from the tongs I had to leave and my son checked about 10 minutes later and he already had it down. Last week he had the squeeze on for over 20 minutes before he started swallowing it. Today as soon as he finished it up he moved into the hide on the hot side. I am not sure if I will do one more live feeding or go ahead and try F/T next week. I was originally planning three weeks but so far he has eaten so good I don't feel he is stressed to much.

I am going to order some of the black hide boxes like I see a lot of people using. I am just not sure which size to get. He still tends to not use the hides too often, this is only the third day I have seen him in them in a little over a week. He prefers to curl up behind them under the fake leaves with his "chin" resting on top of the hide. I am going to try the other hides to see if he takes to them better. I really think since most of the floor is warm he just finds a secure spot under some leaves and hangs out there.