Something else to add.....Originally Posted by 200xth
Sorry that I did not make this point clear in ny OP in this thread.
When these gentle Giants are not ready to eat, they want nothing to do with these rats, mice, or even hamsters.
You should watch what happens when one is dropped in with an adult Ball. That mouse will walk straight up to the snakes face and the snake will recoil back as if in fear! The mouse/rat will keep charging forward and the snake will keep retreating to the other side of the cage.
You're thinking, why doesn't he just kill it! But he won't. He wants to be left alone.
That's the mindset, when they are attacked by the mouse/rat. They wiggle and try to get away, they won't strike.
Now if the rat goes in a corner and freezes, or is cleaning, you may then see the snake sneak up on the rat. But if the turns around and charges the snake, he recoils back again.
You have to remember, they are Ambush hunters.
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