He ate! Holy crap, he struck fast. Three coils around, but he took about 40 minutes to get the whole thing into his belly (as opposed to 10-15 minutes for my other one of similar size). He immediately laid in the water dish for a few minutes, then went into his hide. I'm hoping to get photos soon.

Still no contact for two weeks unless I'm changing the water dish. And yes, I've quarantined him in a seperate room