Could live prey be source of stress?

[aeio540]

Hi first please do not let the mouse go outside. Even though "it is just a mouse" it is a domesticated mouse not wild. You can get a small critter keeper to put the mouse in.

So far, so good. I have it in a plastic container with fresh air, water, light, substrate, and food. It cannot chew its way out. I think it has tried, and failed.

How long have you had the snake?

Since Mid February.

You should wait a good week with no handling before attempting to feed. Your snake is not going to starve in just a couple weeks and repeated attempts at feeding will just stress out your snake more.

I switched from weekly to bi-weekly attempts till this last week. I was hoping lightning would strike twice and he would go for the mouse.

I remember reading your previous post about your snake killing the prey and then not eating. I feed live...I watch to make sure that Zeke has killed the rat and then I walk away. Standing over him makes him back away from the kill.

Last night I turned off the lights, placed the mouse in the cage, walked away and left the door open just a crack, enough for me to keep an eye on the tank from the outside the room pervert style lol.