Based on her activity levels and her defecation schedule I am moving Alice to two large mice every week instead of every week and a half. Today is feeding day and I will get her on a regular schedule Tuesday week. She has started doing this “Shamu” type of feeding activity where she grabs the mouse out of the tongs as soon as I move it over the feeding bin opening. As she grabs it out of the tongs, she has already thrown a coil around it before she goes crashing back down into the feeding bin. It reminds me of these trained dolphins and whales that grab a fish out of the trainers hand by leaping out of the water. I don’t do anything to encourage this behavior and worry that she may injure herself in being so aggressive at feeding time. This is another reason for the feeding schedule change. If I can get a decent video of it I will post it.
I have also moved Alice back upstairs for the cooler months. It is warmer upstairs and easier to keep her habitat at proper levels during these cooler months. I will move her back down to the main level once warmer weather returns in the spring.