Just last night, one of the big normals wouldn't strike the rat. It was a little smaller than usual. So, after our spider girl ate, I tried this rat on her as a second. She struck instantly and missed, hitting the water dish. Ouch!

After recomposing herself, about 10 seconds later, she nailed it, but grabbed around the lower half. This was a small hopper rat. It turned and was about to bite my snake. So I flipped it in the head and knocked it out. That was different than normal.

BTW, we just picked these snakes up, and they've only ever been fed live. Next time, they'll be pre-killed.