He took a 200g frozen rat in under 30seconds of me offering it! All I had to do was heat it up to 100 degrees in a zip-lock floating in a tupperware dish of hot tapwater.

Weird part? He actually brought it into his hide to eat it. Thought it was strange. I'm sitting here peering in and he's gumming it down though so if it makes him happy it makes me happy!

As for my prior concerns about his happiness I weighed it against economic issues (buying rats in the right size) and his quality of life (safety vs thrill of the hunt). I decided if it's warm and fresh and I dance it around he won't know the difference and everybody wins!