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[SlothHead]

Yeah that is pretty normal for them to strike like that, you will find that they will generally strike for a while until they become comfortable with you. This is only going to come with time and some patience

As far as the eating goes, if he is coming into slough, he may not feed until afterwards.

You can try putting a pinky into the enclosure for a few hours and just leaving him alone. The skittish male blonde doesnt like to eat in front of anyone, but the female will happily eat while you are holding her. Each will be different.

If he has already been fed before on pinkies then i would assume that he will eat them again. Just try putting it in there for a while and leaving him.

What is the temp of the enclosure too?

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