Ok, my coastal finally ate a rat. It took me 11 and half months. I did not feed her for three and a half weeks, and then I tried a trick I think Afric or Lutz gave me a long time ago. I thawed the rat then right before I fed it to her I ran some scalding hot water over it and then took it out the bag and gave her, no hesitation it was gone. After putting her back in her cage, she went straight and curled up in her water dish. That leads to my question, is this normal? I can tell by the stuff in the water that sh goes in, but I have never seen her do it. The rat was a bit bigger than an adult mouse so not a huge bulge, just longer. I am pleased but also wondering if I am being paranoid. Either way she ate a rat so I am glad. Thanks to all that gave me advice over the year I have had her.
Moses
Moses