Hi everyone!
Just wanted to post and update because so many of you guys helped me and I'm just so excited!
I went to the reptile show again last Saturday and happened to buy a new cage on a whim. It's a plastic cage that is built like a wooden vivarium, so there is no screen on top. I was worried about changing his cage BUT I was having such a hard time keeping temp and humidity leveled. Plus Mochi would get so stressed everytime I opened the top of the cage. He instantly seemed so much more secure in this one.
So I also got some f/t large mice this time to try and I wanted to try braining. So I prepped it using everyone's advice and then I brained the mouse (it was gross lol) and he struck so quickly!!
I'm so happy! I can't wait until he gets fat! Thank you everyone!!