Not exactly. Have you tried leaving it in there overnite? Im convinced my lesser is a blond bc EVERY feeding day she has something new that prevents her from eating a rat like a normal snake. She'll strike and miss, she'll ignore it, she'll drag it into her water dish, she'll try to eat it from the butt first, or the middle first lol etc. etc... Shes special lol. So now i just leave it in the tub and its always gone by morning! Lol