finally ate from tongs yesterday...this took 2 years...the frist year it would only eat mice and rat parts that had been decaying for at least 3 or 4 days...then slowly it improved its eating habits..half way through this year it found a way into my iguanas cage...i just let that happen ..i guess i took a chance but the two of them do fine together...anyway now it is eating great and seems to be doing fine...it was a baby wc when i got it..now its about 50 inches.....billy