Welcome to the forum! Congrats on your new blood as well. Is this your first snake?
Interesting. My Borneo boy is a bit of a pain in the rear as far as eating goes. But he never refuses live and is always a beast when live is offered....F/T is a different story.
But I've never seen that closed mouth behavior before in any of my snakes.
Thanks for adding an interesting thread. I'll be looking forward to more replies.