About 5 days ago I tried to feed my Spider, but he refused so I just put the thawed mouse back in the freezer. Tonight, I was determined he would eat, since he's been here for over a week now.

I tried to offer the mouse but he didn't take it, so I put it back in the warm water and tried again. All he did was curl up in a ball, so I decided to put the rodent in his mouth and see if that would work. So I took his head, put the rodent in his mouth with the head just about in the throat, and let go. He sat there with the rodent in his mouth for a minute or so, so I just went downstairs and got my dinner and came back up to see if he'd eat it.

I came back to find him swallowing the rodent down, and that made me SOOOO happy! Hopefully he'll eat next week without me having to do that. He isn't that head shy either which made it simple. I wish I had pictures but I didn't want to disturb him (in case he saw me I didn't want him to drop the rodent and ball up again).