Ever since I got Miqula, my super pastel female, she won't touch frozen-thawed. I actually have a cage full of squeaking pinkies behind me right now, because it's a two hour drive - each way - to buy live rodents for her. She would flicker her tongue like crazy, get all excited, and no matter how nice and toasty I got those f/t, she'd slither all over the top of them and utterly ignore them - or if I made them dance, she'd hide, and fear-strike, but not bind on them at all.

Well, tomorrow is her regular feeding day, but I noticed her peeking out and getting interested when I fed the kings. Or tried to. The male's doing that fall kingsnake thing that I'd read so much about and never experienced - he's cranky, sullen, and won't eat, all of which are utterly unlike him.

To get back on topic, since I saw her peeking out, and I'm out of live mice, I figured I'd take advantage of the situation and got a rodentcicle thawed out and warmed up... played peek-a-boo around the corner of her hide... and... !!!

I just watched its tail disappearing down her throat. She must be giving me a holiday gift. Now, if she'll just keep it up! ... I guess if she does, I'll be freezing some rodents when they grow up some.

Here's Miqula. Not to-date current, she wasn't speaking to me, and it was a photo taken at night with a flash, but a photographer I am not.