im feeding him slightly smaller then average prey because he has trouble eating the bigger stuff, he cant figure out which end is up to start the swallowing and he has given up that way before too, so I am doing slightly smaller but more frequent mice, it was no big deal until now. I dont think they are defensive as he is totally aware and excited about the mouse danging in front of him, do snakes like a wet mouse? does it matter? I usually put the f/t in a baggy and dunk it in hot/boiling water for only a minute to defrost and warm it well. this time I only thawed it at room temperature, that is probably it. how long should I wait till I try to re-feed him again using my normal techniques?