I did.
Put the food on the floor of the kitchen using tongs. He was wrapped around my shoulders and a few feet of him pointed towards the food. Usually he follows the smell onto the floor and finds the food.

This time, though, he was very hungry and smelt it from a distance. Instead of going for the food, he saw my hand and mistook it for tasty mices.

Thanks, he's a beauty. Got any photos of your royal?
(Miraclefish How appropriate, you fight like a cow, Fri 30 Jul 2010, 11:31, 1 reply)

yup
She's lovely

( zulu eh?, Fri 30 Jul 2010, 11:50, closed)

Aww she is
I'd love a Royal. But I have to stop taking in homeless pets...
(Miraclefish How appropriate, you fight like a cow, Fri 30 Jul 2010, 12:32, closed)

We used to have 3 Royals when I was a kid.
Had to feed them live gerbils as one, we reckon he'd been illegally imported before he found his way to us, wouldn't eat frozen and was scared of mice!
I decided I wanted to know what a snake bite felt like and so went and played with the gerbils and then stuck my hand in the tank when one was hungry. I don't know what I was expecting because they've only got dinky teeth but I was gutted it didn't scar.
(Brambly Slag is strangely attracted to Steve Buscemi, Sat 31 Jul 2010, 15:57, closed)

Yeah I'd rather have liked it to scar, too.
Still, could make a cool tattoo...
(Miraclefish How appropriate, you fight like a cow, Sun 1 Aug 2010, 19:15, closed)