I know the snakes eating habbits Ive tryed several times to get it to eat the first time when I was there watching it he just killed it and hit it agenst the cage till its body cracked open then left it. Then I tryed F/T and it wouldnt touch it at all. So I finaly gave it a live pray and left it alone but I could hear if it was scuffling and if it was I would have pulled the mouse out. And sure enuf it ate the thing. With out a singel scratch. This mouse was a little more than a inch and a half and didnt do anything but run in a circle.