Thank you so much! i'll look into getting a better thermometers! i can take a picture of his setup as soon as he wakes up (i don't want to irritate him with the flash). He took the blow dried rat with no problem, but i'm concerned that he could be hungry again since the rat they gave me for him was was to small. they gave me a pinkie to feed, and i fed it to him, then when i went back they told me a pup would have been more efficient(i'm no longer using them because of the service and ignorance). I since bought a frozen mouse the size of this thickest part of his body and was going to wait till thursday or friday to offer it to him, but i can try now?