Great news!

Well last night I attempted to feed our new addition. We tried feeding in his tank, but had no success. I moved him to a feeding tub, but still nothing. Then I decided to turn off all lights and leave him for a half an hour. I came back to find that he took his mouse and had a nice little lump in his belly!

I'm so thrilled. I was worried this guy was going to be more difficult than this to feed. I guess he just needed a little privacy.

Also, he did not seem "strike-happy" at all, like our friend claimed. My guess is that his son had no clue how to approach him to handle him. I'm still going to give him time alone and wait for him to take in a few meals before I start getting him used to me. He seems happy.

He was active at first, exploring his new home and it didn't take him long to decide on a safe place to hide. He's there all day long and late at night will venture out to explore. I don't think it'll take long to turn this baby around.