Had a similar situation. A guy gave me a small 3yr. old male that he said only eats mice (a couple at a time). He said he tried rats but the animal would never take rats. He kept it in a 50 Gal glass tank. Hard to keep proper tempts and humidity. I accepted this animal as a pet for my all girl high school science class. Male BPS tended to be less aggressive.

Two days after receiving him, I was walking by his tub and he struck at me through the tub. I was feeding some other animals (F/T rats) and decided to see if he was hungry. Sure enough, he took a couple of small F/T rats. He’s been doing this for the last month. His aggression is actually and aggressive feeding response due to neglect of a pet owner that “didn’t have the time” for him any more. After I get him out of his tub he’s fine.

Just a thought as to what might be going on.
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Larry Walker

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