Quote Originally Posted by Lord Sorril View Post
Could be a bunch of things...I normally see Strike/Kill/Abandon in my Royal collection as typical with: onset of a shed, overfeeding, an issue with the prey item, or something wrong with temps/husbandry/environment.

A few of mine hate to be watched when they are eating and if I have my face pressed against the glass or if I'm casting an ominous shadow in the light--they will drop the prey item post-mortem and retreat.
Thank you so much for your input! It helps to know that what happened is not something completely unheard of. lol

She last shed Jan 12, and she seems to shed fairly regular monthly, so it could be that. She did take a rat (albeit a smaller rat) last Saturday, so maybe too soon? Maybe I should be feeding bi-weekly? I just don't think this is it though. Her previous owner feeds the snakes weekly with no issues.

Issue with prey item - I wonder? I had 2 rats left after last week's feeding, and I moved them to my small bar fridge freezer, to make room for the dozen rats I bought this week. When I pulled the bag out of the freezer, I noticed the rats were NOT frozen! They were cold, but definitely not frozen. They may as well have been refrigerated all week. I went ahead and used one of these rats, since they were cold, but I have a feeling that if they were in the freezer all week, being kept cold but not frozen... maybe they are ruined after all? I obviously tossed the one she didn't take last night, and I've also tossed the other one. Not gonna risk it, if that's the issue. Probably should have just tossed both as soon as I found then, and offered a new one last night. I'll try and give her one of the new ones tonight, and see if she takes it.

Thanks again. Your input was very much appreciated.