So I had an odd feeding experience with Phantom tonight. He’s been an excellent eater, always reacting and striking the mouse seconds after presenting it to him. Tonight was a little bit different. He remained in his hide during the food presentation. I could see the side of his body from the opening of the hide so I assumed his head might be tucked in the back. Probably a no no but I decided to lift up the hide and present the food (something I learned not to do with my BP but those are two different animals with entirely different feeding responses). He never struck at the prey but followed it up and down the walls of his tub. He then proceeded to gently open his mouth and take the prey. When I tried to lay the hide back down, it startled him a little bit and he dropped the prey from his mouth. I then had to go through the same process and he gently grabbed it again. Here’s a picture after the 2nd grab.



Has anyone witnessed this feeding response before? My 1st thought was maybe he was going into shed since he hasn’t shed since he arrived 6-7 weeks ago but I haven’t noticed any signs.


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