Killed but not eating?

[aaron_cg]

So Hannibal completed her shed this morning, and it was a full one, and I went to feed her, she struck and killed the rat, but now is not eating it. I feed her in a separate container (I am well aware of the pro's and cons for doing so), I put the rat in, watched her strike, and constrict her rat, and when I went to put the lid on so she could eat in peace, the rat was not in her mouth, and I went to check just now (about 5 min later) and she still was not eating. Is this normal? Its been about 2 weeks since she last ate, and just finished her shed. I was planning on leaving her in there for about an hour then going to check.

[Gungirl]

Put her and the rat in her own enclosure and leave them alone. Food should be gone in a while.

[aaron_cg]

Thanks, but I do not feed in the enclosure, this is the 3rd time I have fed her, and the other times she does not have a problem eating in there, I just wanted to find out if that is normal.

[rmfsnakes32]

It can take them awhile to eat it do as stated above