the first few times I fed him, I was using fuzzy mice. which he swallowed with absolute ease in no time.
but the more I read and watched videos, I probably should have been feeding fuzzy rats for his size.
this last meal I was unable to find a single fuzzy rat, and didn't want to buy a large pack, so I bought what was labeled as an adult mouse. who was pretty similarly sized to the fuzzy rats.
which the act of eating it looked more line with everything I've seen. From videos in the wild to YouTubers showing their pets eating.
the interesting part was his behavior with the larger prey was completely different, and honestly really cool to watch.
with the smaller prey, he would kinda slowly go up to it, smell it from a couple sides, then strike and wrap.
wouldn't squeeze it very long, then immediately just swallow it.
with the larger one, dude hammered it with extreme prejudice as soon as I lowered it into his tank. no hesitation.
held that wrap a good bit longer than with the smaller ones.
but then came the interesting part.
he moved it into the center and then kinda slithered around it. head on a swivel like he was protecting it.
checked out his surroundings several times before going in to eat it.
I'm assuming because they instinctively know they are most vulnerable when eating.
And he knew the larger prey would take longer than those tiny ones he was getting.
so he was making sure everything was cool and safe before starting to eat?
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