Yea about 5 weeks ago he didn't take it off tongs so I left it in there. About 10 min later I herd him strike and wrap it up. Then the next 3 weeks I had to lay it in the cage and could hear him strike and coil. But tonight he just sniffed it all around and never struck just opened his mouth and took it into his hide. I waited about an hour and gently checked and no rat. I usually feed him around 10 but tonite my son wanted to see so it was about 7.