[Lori P]

Well, I took the plunge last night and fed my two mice to the balls. I mean, they weren't breeding and she was still beating him up... and quite honestly, they were just to stinky to keep as pets.

The one thing I can say is, it was remarkably fast. I made myself stay and watch the first one because if it was horrible I was going to snatch the other one back out. But it wasn't-- it was VERY fast and not even a sqeak emerged. And wow, wow, wow what a difference in Squiggles' feeding reaction... instead of spending all evening (literally) trying to dangle the f/t mouse just right for her to get it, she actually fed herself in a split second...

Fluffy did not eat again, so Squiggles got both. Fluffy must be a on a serious hunger strike to not go after a live mouse.

The other thing I found interesting is that the mice were not scared-- I put them in the cage and they explored and climbed everything and even sat on Fluffy... LOL!!! Then when I moved them to Sqiggles' feeding tank they were the same-- no fear. So that made me feel a bit better. It was still a strange experience for me, but... it was obviously so good for Squiggles... it was so much more natural for her. It has me thinking...