Yes she has always been fed live under a close watchful eye from me including while she "takes care of business" I watch the mouth area for her safety. As for size/amount of food, she is fed weekly 10-15% of her weight. now keep in mind, when she was 500g, that was 50-55g rat. now that she is approx 1000g, the window opens up more. 100-150g rats. I gave her 2 approx 50g rats. I should think that would be good until next Friday. Do they care about 1@ 100g vs 2@ 50g? I never really thought about it but I suppose she could still "fell" hungry if that belly is not full enough.
We handle her 2 - 3 times a week on the regular. This is the first time she has acted like this.