So I went to feed an adult mouse today since he put 2 hoppers down just fine and things didn't go very smoothly at all. Since this was my first time there were many mistakes made on my part. First, the reflection of the mouse really confused him. So I fixed that. Then he wasn't really attacking the mouse in his cage rather the tongs in my hand. At one point he got some cyprus mulch stuck in his mouth so I had to get that out with the tongs. Im sure that stressed him out a good deal. While trying to get him to attack the mouse he missed and bit some fake plants, then missed and nipped himself. That's what I'm really worried about.. Anyway he finally started eating the mouse but eventually spit it out. Im pretty sure it was too big for him. I figured since it was flattened it wasn't as big as it looked, but he couldn't do it. I'm just going to go to PetCo and grab more hoppers and feed him 2 at a time for the next couple weeks. The weight difference between 2 hops and an adult is only about 3 g so that's no biggie..
My questions are how long should I wait before trying to feed him again, and how long should I wait to check on him to make sure he didn't hurt himself? He didn't seem to bite too hard. Just snapped at himself.. I'm sure he's really stressed out at the moment..
Thanks!
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