You're lucky it was easy to do, the first time I assist fed my boy he tried to pull free, I think he bit the rodent out of frustration and then realized what it was. I did this for 3 or 4 more feedings before he began eating on his own but it worked and I didn't have to force him to eat it. -phew-

He was almost 1000g so the bite wasn't too fun since he was in feed mode-he had pulled free, dropped the rat and fixed onto my hand lol! Of course my best friend saw me come out with a bloody hand and freaked